All that is base in the masses is temporary, no doubt serving only to prevent evolution (that of the elite, as well) from proceeding too quickly and thus not becoming 'reality.' Piet Mondrian basedoubtelite Change image and share on social
I think that the destructive element is too much neglected in art. Piet Mondrian artdestructiveelement 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
I am only satisfied insofar as I feel 'Broadway Boogie Woogie' is a definite progress, but even about this picture I am not quite satisfied. There is still too much of the old in it. Piet Mondrian boogiebroadwaydefinite 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
True Boogie-Woogie I conceive as homogeneous in intention with mine in painting: destruction of melody, which is the equivalent of destruction of natural appearance, and construction through the continuous opposition of pure means - dynamic rhythm. Piet Mondrian appearanceboogieconceive share on social
Whoever says he is starting from a given in nature may be right, and so is he who says he is starting from nothing! Piet Mondrian naturestart Change image and share on social
All individual thought is dissolved in universal thought, as all form is dissolved in the universal plastic means of Abstract-Real painting. Piet Mondrian abstractdissolveform Change image and share on social
I began as a naturalistic painter. Very quickly I felt the urgent need for a more concise form of expression and an economy of means. I never stopped progressing toward abstraction. Piet Mondrian abstractionbeginconcise Change image and share on social
One can rightly speak of an evolution in plastic art. It is of the greatest importance to note this fact, for it reveals the true way of art - the only path along which we can advance. Piet Mondrian advanceartevolution Change image and share on social
