Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • Piet Mondrian: A Dutch painter, a significant figure in the development of modern abstract art. He is best known for his non-representational compositions featuring a grid of black vertical and horizontal lines and the use of primary colors (red, yellow, blue) along with white, gray, and black.

Examples of Usage

• Proper noun:
  • The museum is hosting a major exhibition on Piet Mondrian and the De Stijl movement.
  • Her artistic style was heavily influenced by Piet Mondrian.
  • The painting's geometric purity is reminiscent of Piet Mondrian's later work.

Advanced Usage

• "Mondrianesque" (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of Piet Mondrian's style, particularly his geometric abstractions.
  • The building's facade, with its rectangular panels of primary colors, has a distinctly Mondrianesque quality.

Variants and Related Words

• Mondrian (noun): Often used alone to refer to the artist or his style.
  • That composition is very Mondrian.
• Neoplasticism (noun): The artistic philosophy and style pioneered by Piet Mondrian and the De Stijl group, advocating pure abstraction and the use of only straight lines, right angles, and primary colors.

Synonyms

• Artist
• Painter
• Modernist
• Abstractionist

Related Phrases

• De Stijl: The Dutch artistic movement (meaning "The Style") co-founded by Piet Mondrian, which promoted his principles of neoplasticism.
• Broadway Boogie Woogie: The title of one of Piet Mondrian's most famous late paintings, created in New York.

Noun

1. Dutch painter whose work (intersecting lines at right angles and planes in primary colors) influenced the development of abstract art (1872-1944)