De Stijl, Transformation, (8th post)

In the 1917 a Dutch art movement initiated. It was called De Stijl also known as neoplasticism (the new plastic art). This particular art movement was brought up mainly by seven artists;  Teo van Doesburg (1883-1931, not a significant role in the group) , Piet Mondrian (1872–1944), Vilmos Huszár (1884–1960), and Bart van der Leck (1876–1958), and the architects Gerrit Rietveld (1888–1964), Robert van 't Hoff (1887–1979), and J.J.P. Oud (1890–1963).
The name De Stijl is supposedly derived from Gottfried Semper's Der Stil; stijl: “a post, jamb or support”; it's seen in works of art, by the construction of crossing joints.

The aim of this art movement;

• To abstract objects, reduce them to basic forms & colour in architecture and painting. 
• To use vertical & horizontal lines.
• Colours used where Primary Colours which are, Red, Blue & Yellow. + Black & White
• A very good use of squares & rectangles.

De Stijl art is very geometric. One can also say that Cubist painting is a main source of influence in De Stijl's works. In turn this art movement also influenced the Bauhaus,  the international style and also music. 

Examples of De Stijl works ;

 Painting : Piet Mondrian, Composition in Red, Blue, and Yellow, 1937-42, oil on canvas, 23 3/4 x 21 7/8 inches (60.3 x 55.4 cm), Museum of Modern Art, NY.

Furniture Design : Red & Blue Chair , designed by Gerrit Reitveld in 1917

 Architecture : The Reitveld Dchroder House - the only building realised completely according to the principles of De Stijl.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=veM6UigScH4 The White Stripes - I'm Bound to pack it up.

These 3 designs all make use of the main elements and principles of Des Stijl art. Simple rectangles & squares, a good use of horizontals & verticals and the use of the primary colours. Which in my opinion it's used to balance the dull monochrome palette of De Stijl art.

Transformation can be seen in De Stijl art, from a flat 2 D design such as the first image of Piet Mondrian, Composition in Red, Blue, and Yellow, into a 3D design such as the Red & Blue Chair and The Reitveld Dchronder House.
( One of my main sources of inspiration).


Bibliography :

De Stijl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2012. De Stijl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. [ONLINE] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Stijl. [Accessed 11 December 2012]. 

ArtLex on De Stijl. 2012. ArtLex on De Stijl. [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/d/destijl.html. [Accessed 11 December 2012].

De Stijl. 2012. De Stijl. [ONLINE] Available at:http://char.txa.cornell.edu/art/decart/destijl/decstijl.htm. [Accessed 11 December 2012].


The White Stripes - I'm Bound To Pack It Up - YouTube. 2012. The White Stripes - I'm Bound To Pack It Up - YouTube. [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veM6UigScH4. [Accessed 11 December 2012].