As tradition, the female element clings to the old art and opposes anything new - precisely because each new art moves further away from the natural appearance of things. Piet Mondrian appearanceartcling Change image and share on social
The natural does not have to be a specific representation. I am now working on a thing which is a reconstruction of a starry sky, yet I make it, nevertheless, without a given in nature. Piet Mondrian makenaturalnature Change image and share on social
The desire for freedom and equilibrium (harmony) is inherent in man (due to the universal in him). Piet Mondrian desiredueequilibrium Change image and share on social
The artist sees the tragic to such a degree that he is compelled to express the non-tragic. Piet Mondrian artistcompeldegree Change image and share on social
Only conscious man can mirror the universal: he can consciously become one with the universal and so can consciously transcend the individual. Piet Mondrian consciousconsciouslyindividual Change image and share on social
We need words to name and designate things. But we have only a static language with which to express ourselves. Piet Mondrian designateexpresslanguage Change image and share on social
I came to the destruction of volume by the use of the plane. This I accomplished by means of lines cutting the planes. But still, the plane remained too intact. So I came to making only lines and brought the colour within the lines. Now the only problem was to destroy these lines also through mutual oppositions. Piet Mondrian accomplishbringcolour share on social
Things are beautiful or ugly only in time and space. The new man's vision being liberated from these two factors, all is unified in one unique beauty. Piet Mondrian beautifulbeautyfactor Change image and share on social
By turning from the surface, one comes closer to the inner laws of matter, which are also the laws of the Spirit. Piet Mondrian closelawmatter Change image and share on social