Deconstructing Mondrian: The Story Behind an Iconic Design

Artist Piet Mondrian is known today for his patterns of black lines and bold, primary colors. But he started out painting classic Dutch landscapes. An exhibit at the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague traces the artist's path to abstraction. Photo: Gemeentemuseum



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[ashleyarias]

I’m planning to use this video for my 4th grade math class. I’m teaching geometry. Math and Art are everywhere and this helps connect those dots

[elainebmack]

Mondrian's designs were very popular in the mid 1960's. My mom had a Mondrian inspired scarf which I still have today, and my uncle had a shirt with a similar design. I am now knitting a Mondrian design pullover. I love his work.

[a.e.jabbour]

This was a very informative video, especially considering its length. Thank you!

[ryshardscafe]

I like Piet mondrian's arts work.He did very very well and the blocks are so amazing. Duh. He's an artest of couse he is so good.

[windowsight_official]

Thanks for the insightful video! Interestingly, Mondrian never used a ruler to draw such crisp and straight lines

[LynneMacfarlaneHomes]

Thank you - I wondered how his style came to be.

[Abdullah-mon]

How does this only have 28 comments this was 2 year’s ago and they have 2.2 million subscribers even the frustrated gamer with 100k got more comments straight away

[gavinlew]

Mondrian seemed to have sensed that computers were coming to birth and laid the basic foundations for digital art.

[fred]

I didn't know that in 1911 poland existed on a map (with western border on Neisse river)...

[franziskajimenez]

Mondrian fue un pintor holandés; conocido por su patrón de colores. Es curioso que dicho patrón sigue estando de moda hoy en día.

[robinsonJimmi]

I was wondering where was MR Benno TemBel for 75 years whilst Mondrian's painting was displayed upside down on VARIOUS musems around the world . And also what happened with all the critics that never noticed that mistake ?Do they still function as art critics ?

[choiscolor]

mondrian type's division is very interesting

[streetcarjay]

A prime example. The Partridge family bus.

[katewild]

If I had the money I would buy a Mondrian.

[armandolenis]

Excelente...! Cuando vas a dar tu impresion sobre OMAR RAYO...? Abstracto impresionista?

[shannonbishop]

Love is a house force MD’s brought me here

[olelarsen]

This is what I call: "Shopping bag art". I don't know if you understand the word, or I have to turn it upside down and inside out, and analyse it. A Mondrian picture has been hanging upside for 75 years. If there was an artistick meaning in it, someone would have found out sooner. It is not like: "I have a picture of Dolly Parton. I don't care which way she is turned. Ha Ha Haw Ha Haw Ha".

[bluedwarf]

That reminds me of the hair gel design from the 80's called studio

[achraferraji]

do you know that we use an algorithm called Mondrian for database's security haha

[theoriginaldylangreene]

So iconic that it could be hung in art galleries all over the world upside-down and no one notices. 🤣 Modern art is a joke.