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Pieter Mondrian (1872-1944) Straight-Line Collage. About Peter Mondrian. Dutch abstract painter Neo-Plasticism paintings: White background Grid of horizontal and vertical black lines Primary Colors Born in Netherlands, 1872 Studied teaching & art
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About Peter Mondrian • Dutch abstract painter • Neo-Plasticism paintings: • White background • Grid of horizontal and vertical black lines • Primary Colors • Born in Netherlands, 1872 • Studied teaching & art • Also lived in Paris, France – London, England - New York, USA
Vocabulary • Formal / Symmetrical Balance • Informal / Asymmetrical Balance Unbalanced Unbalanced
Vocabulary • Grid - A pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines forming squares or rectangles • Negative Area – The space between elements Mondrian’s Composition 10
Art Masterpiece Project • Cut out squares & rectangles • Arrange shapes on white paper • Leave some areas of white paper visible • Use Informal / Asymmetrical Balance • Glue shapes • Use black strips to make the grid design • Use only squares, rectangles and black lines to create your masterpiece