Piet Mondrian was a dutch painter and theoretician,who was one of the best artist of the 20th century. Mondrian was an important leader in the development of modern abstract art.
Piet Mondrian is best known for his abstract paintings. Abstract art uses colors, shapes, and textures to achieve its effect instead of trying to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality. He was one of the founders of the De Stijil, which was an abstract art movement. In his life, Modrian worked on many movements and forms of art. Some of these include cubism, fauvism, modernism, and many more. In fact, the Tate Gallery in London houses one of his best works titled Composition with Yellow, Blue and Red, he experimented using the latest color combinations.
Mondrian was born on March 7, 1872 in the Netherlands and recieved formal training there. He grew up during a time of great development in art. Modrian had an interest in impressionist techniques and used this form in his early work. He also used pointillism and fauvism in his art at this time. Then Mondrian began to change this style, he was influenced by the new art movement toward cubism. He made many more changes in his style and moved around a lot through the course of his life, from Paris to London to New York. Piet Mondrian died of pneumonia on February 1, 1944 in New York.