( BLUE ; Personal notes , yellow ; book recommendation , red ; important )
Revolution 1918-1938
de stijl the style ;
De Stijl, meaning 'Style' was a modern art movement developed in the Netherlands in the early twentieth century. Encompassing painting, architecture and design, de Stijl was founded by Piet Mondrian and Theo van Doesberg in 1917 based upon strict ideals of vertical and horizontal geometry.
Russian constructivism
Abstraction
humanism
piet mondrian ; one of the founders of de stijl
grid format
reduction, shape and function
all aspects of design
Theo van Doesburg ;
Theo van Doesburg was ****a Dutch artist, who practiced painting, writing, poetry and architecture. He is best known as the founder and leader of De Stijl.
Composition and shape
typeface
designed as a sqaure divided by 25 smaller squares
Theo van Doesburg also collaborated with architects for work