In this episode, we’ll be visiting Composition C (No.III) with Red, Yellow and Blue 1935 by Piet Mondrian at the Tate Modern in London. Welcome to Art, Culture & Books with me, Anthony King.
Piet Mondrian, was a famous Dutch painter and art thinker born 7th March 1872 and died 1st February 1944. He’s considered one of the best artists of the 20th century. Mondrian was one of the first to explore abstract art in the 20th century. He started with realistic paintings but later focused on simple shapes and lines in his art. There are many ways to interpret his line works. I personally, don’t. I try not to complicate the clean visual. About the piece, The Tate Modern tell us: “Mondrian used a simple visual language in his work. This composition is a clear example of his technique. It consists of horizontal and vertical lines in black, with planes of white. It also features the three primary colours, from which all other colours are made by mixing. Through the structure and order of the elements, Mondrian was suggesting an idealised view of society. Each individual element contributes to the overall composition of the work. This was intended to symbolise the relationship between the individual and the collective.”
By Anthony King (c)