Saturday, October 17, 2009

Piet Mondrian: 2-D and 3-D


The non- representational paintings created by Piet Mondrian are by far amongst my favorite works of art. His abstract designs are created solely by imaginative focus where as most designs are derived through natural objects. Mondrian’s two-dimensional canvases consist of three fundamentals, vertical lines, horizontal lines and colored or neutral rectangular shapes. Within his paintings Mondrian employs the same technical style consisting of the three primary hues red, yellow, and blue along with the three neutral shades black, grey, and white. By combining all of these elements Mondrian achieved stability and balance through defined placement of color, size, position, and grouping.


While Mondrian’s ability to create visually stimulating designs through perpendicular lines and rectangular shapes, his imaginative format indicates harmony and minimalism. Although Mondrian’s work was solely on canvas however other designers have taken this method of abstract art applying it to three-dimensional objects such as, architecture, fashion, and other types of design. In society we look for the new “it” item and as designers our objective is to produce stimulating essentials for the everyday consumer. By utilizing mesmerizing design one can reprocess similar configuration into different mediums, creating an everyday representation of art.

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