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The Artist In Me
Piet Mondrian
(1872-1944)
Abstract
Mondrian was born Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan, in a small town in Holland in1872. His father was a teacher who spent a lot of time doing charity work and his mother was often sick so Mondrian's older sister often took care of the children in the family.
Mondrian's father taught him to draw when he was young and he often used art to escape from the realities of his life. In 1892, he moved to Amsterdam and enrolled in the State Academy of Art to receive more formal training in art. Mondrian's education was interrupted more than once due to illness and political upheaval in the Netherlands, but whether he was at school or not, Mondrian continued to paint.
In 1911, Mondrian was introduced to the work of Georges Braque and Mondrian's style began to evolve with the cubist influence of Braque and Picasso. As time went by Mondrian's paintings became more and more abstract and evolved into the style we most recognize with bold lines of black and rectangles in red, blue and yellow with large amounts of white. Mondrian's later works replaced the lines of black with bands of color.
Piet Mondrian died from pneumonia on February 1, 1944.
Create Your Own Art in the Style of Mondrian
Use PhotoFiltre or Paint to create your Mondrian inspired artwork. Mondrian's work may look simple but it he was very deliberate in where he placed the lines and how he placed the color in his paintings. As you create your piece, keep this in mind and be deliberate in the width of your black lines, the spacing between your lines and where you place your colored rectangles. If you chose the last piece as inspiration you will notice that there is no black - only color.
Select one of the following works by Mondrian as your inspiration piece:
Save your work as: Your Name - Mondrian. Then, go to your Powerpoint Art Gallery and add your Mondrian image and add a small image for Mondrian to the title page of your Art Gallery.
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