Mondrian

= Piet Mondrian =


 * Full Name of Artist (birthname)- ** Pieter Cornel Mondrian


 * Born- ** Amersfoot Netherlands, 1872

Died- New York City 1944

**Subject/genre-** He used geometric shapes and primary colors. He also painted landscapes and environment. He painted houses at midnight too.

** Art movement/period of artist -** Neoplasticism is often associated with De Stijl (The Style). De Stijl was said to establish a new unity in art. He is mostly known for his geometric style.

Medium- He used oil paints (oil on canvas). He only used red, blue , yellow , black, white , and grey to get other colors like purple.

**Title of artwork-** Composition with Red, Yellow, and Blue. **Year it was created-** 1930

**An interesting fact about my artist** **You can see no visible brushstrokes in his paintings.** **He lived primarily in Paris from 1912 to 1938.** **He came to America from The Netherlands.** **Piet did modern architecture and commercial design as well as painting.** **Dutch artist.** **He wrote a play in 1919.** Works Cited: Troy, Nancy J. "Mondrian, Piet." World Book Student, 2011. Web. 14 Feb. 2011 Susanne Deicher "Mondrian" Koln Tashen 1999;published in USA and Canada in 1994
 * He drew: squares, flowers, humans, villages, landscapes, windmills, forests, housing, dune landscapes, moon rise/sun set, and summer nights. **
 * Mondrian got his inspiration for grid paintings from Picasso's Synthetic Cubism. **