Mondrian - Basic Art Series, Book

A key figure in the international avant-garde, Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) was both an extraordinary painter and one of the leading art theorists, whose influence resonates to this day. Coining the term "Neo-Plasticism", he sought a style of painting composed only of primary colours against a grid of black vertical and horizontal lines on a white background.

Mondrian's vision was that this essential painting would help achieve a society in which art, as such, has no place, but exists for the total realisation of "beauty". With stints in Amsterdam, Paris, London and New York, Mondrian was inspired by the modern metropolis and modern music, especially jazz. In 1917, he co-founded De Stijl, initially a publication, and later a circle of practitioners committed to a strictly geometric art of horizontals and verticals.

With key works and succinct texts, this introductory book presents Mondrian's distinctive and pioneering work, an enduring source of inspiration for fashion, art, architecture and design, from White Stripes album covers to Yves Saint Laurent dresses.