Broadway Boogie-Woogie, 1942
Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue 1921
Hi guys! My chosen designer is Piet Mondrian. This is the picture of him(right) and his works(above).
And these are some basic information about him. Enjoy!
Piet Mondrian, 1939
Piet Mondrian (March 7, 1872 – February 1, 1944) was a Dutch painter and an important contributor to the De Stijl art movement, which was founded by Theo van Doesburg. Despite being well-known, often-parodied, and even trivialized, Mondrian's paintings exhibit a complexity that belie their apparent simplicity. He is best known for his non-representational paintings consisting of rectangular forms of red, yellow, blue, or black, separated by thick, black, rectilinear lines. They are the result of a stylistic evolution that occurred over the course of nearly thirty years, and which continued beyond that point to the end of his life.
Netherlands 1872 - 1912
Born at Amersfoort in The Netherlands as Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan, he began his career as a teacher in primary education, but while teaching he also practiced painting. Most of his work from this period is naturalistic or impressionistic, consisting largely of landscapes. These pastoral images of his native Holland depict windmills, fields, and rivers, initially in the Dutch Impressionist manner of The Hague School, and then using a variety of styles and techniques documenting his search for a personal voice. These paintings are most definitely representational, and illustrate the influence that various artistic movements had on Mondrian, including pointillism and the vivid colors of fauvism.
Alrite guys! Basic info training is done. Now for more 'eye-training parts'!
Why Piet Mondrian?
the reason why i chose Piet Mondrian is his ability to create wonderful pieces of artwork using just lines, boxes and primary colours. Few designers nowadays would be able to do that isn't it??? admiration comes into play.
However! inspiration plays a part too! my philosophy of design is tt, inspiration plays a part. How true is tt???? TRUE!
p.s: next post, i would be touching more on my style as well as my works. stay tuned!
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Helos!
alrite peeps, its time to confirm and update you all on the poster im gonna do.
firstly, im gonna create a poster for my website, consisting of piet's style of primary colours and my style of repetition.
As im a aspiring film maker-student in temasek design school, i decided to include or rather, fuse one of my video projects into the poster. the final design isn't out yet. Therefore, wait and see!!
Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue 1921