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Abstract Art
When I was a kid, my grandmother, Hazel, had beautiful art on her walls. I remember sitting in her house, sometimes staring at this art for hours without thinking much about it, but clearly absorbing something from the shapes and colors. She had one very abstract piece that was broken into several wall hangings that were just geometric shapes . . . diamonds, triangles, circles . . . all laid out in oddly overlapping patterns. The shapes were filled with beautiful little rocks in blues and greens. I wish I had a picture of it to show here, and I wish I had the foresight to know how much that piece would mean to me now, because I do not know what has become of it. That little collection of wall hangings perhaps was the springboard for me to really appreciate modern art. Now, one of my favorite places in the world is the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA).
The De Stijl Movement
Through studying art in college, I came to be acquainted with the De Stijl (Dutch for "Style") artists and absolutely fell in love. The most famous of these artists is perhaps the Dutch painter, Piet Mondrian. Mondrian created very simple, clean art out of geometric shapes and used only primary colors and black and white to create his incredible pieces of art. If you see one of his paintings, it is almost always immediately recognizable as his. Perhaps many people scoff at his art, saying, "Yeah, well anyone could do THAT." But there is something mesmerizing about the layout of his paintings, the clean lines, the pure color, that draws you in and invites you to just ENJOY it. Here's an example:
His art was so popular, it began to inspire architects, interior designers and fashion designers. Color blocking, which uses colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel, inspired by the De Stijl artists, is still a popular fashion motif.
I was playing around with creating my own De Stijl inspired art when it occurred to me . . . hey! It looks like there are some coordinates in there! See if you can see them too . . .
Congrats to oldboyhiker for the FTF!