The western counterpart of this art form is the Dutch "Neo-plasticism,"•
represented by Thea van Doesburg and Mondrian. In contrast to the spa
tially dynamic creations of Suprematism. Mondrian avoids all illusion of
space and restricts himself to the absolute plane. The tensions of his red.
blue, and yellow areas of colour. always at right angles and always
horizontal-vertical. express a solemn and spiritual monumentality. In his
endeavour to avoid every illusion of space and in order to contain the nat
ural dynamic of the colours. Mondrian encloses them inside black lines. By
this means the impossible becomes possible: red, blue, and yellow really do
- NeoplastiZISmus = Neue Gestaltung
PIET MONDRIAN:
Rhombic picture
(1926).