Dance, theatre, etc. as art, will disappear along with the dominating 'expression' of tragedy and harmony: the movement of life itself will become harmonious. Piet Mondrian artdancedisappear Change image and share on social
It has become progressively clearer that the plastic expression of true reality is attained through dynamic movement in equilibrium. Plastic art affirms that equilibrium can only be established through the balance of unequal but equivalent oppositions. Piet Mondrian affirmartattain share on social
Just as pure abstract art is not dogmatic, neither is it decorative. Piet Mondrian abstractartdecorative Change image and share on social
Through the very culture of representation through form, we have come to see that the abstract - like the mathematical - is actually expressed in and through all things, although not determinately. Piet Mondrian abstractculturedeterminately Change image and share on social
To move the picture into our surroundings and give it real existence has been my ideal since I came to abstract painting. Piet Mondrian abstractexistencegive Change image and share on social
We must look not to the negative (the misery, the bestial in life), although we undergo it and sympathize with it, but rather to the burgeoning life around us, which is strengthened by the negative. Piet Mondrian bestialburgeonlife Change image and share on social
Non-figurative art is created by establishing a dynamic rhythm of determinate mutual relations which excludes the formation of any particular form. Piet Mondrian artcreatedeterminate Change image and share on social
The clarification of equilibrium through plastic art is of great importance for humanity. It reveals that although human life in time is doomed to disequilibrium, notwithstanding this, it is based on equilibrium. It demonstrates that equilibrium can become more and more living in us. Piet Mondrian artbaseclarification share on social
I do not know how I shall develop, but for the present, I am continuing to work within ordinary, generally known terrain, different only because of a deep substratum, which leads those who are receptive to sense the finer regions. Piet Mondrian continuedeepdevelop share on social
The meaning of words has become so blurred by past usage that 'abstract' is identified with 'vague' and 'unreal,' and 'inwardness' with a sort of traditional beatitude... The conception of the word 'plastic' has also been limited by individual interpretations. Piet Mondrian abstractbeatitudeblur share on social