De Stijl Jiwon Choi Founding of De Stijl

De Stijl Jiwon Choi

Founding of De Stijl • Also known as Neoplasticism • Founded in 1917 in Holland by Theo van Doesburg – Small group of artists

Founding of De Stijl • World War I: destruction and devastation • De Stijl was founded to express a Utopian harmony and order – Rejected naturalistic representation – Stripped down to just the basics

Characteristics • Simplification of art to bare essentials of form and color • Straight lines • Rectangular planes • Primary colors – Red, yellow, blue

Influential Artists • Theo van Doesburg

Influential Artists • Piet Mondrian – What we typically think of for De Stijl artwork

Influential Artists • Gerrit Rietveld

Influential Artists • Bart van der Leck – Left movement in 1918 due to artistic differences of opinion

Influence on Architecture • Rietveld Schröder House – Built in 1924 by Gerrit Rietveld – Only house to truly reflect De Stijl ideals – Has been restored since first built

Collapse of De Stijl • Theo van Doesburg died in 1931 in Switzerland – He held a pivotal role in the group – Without him, the group collapsed • Some artists remained in accordance to De Stijl’s basic ideas – Rietveld continued designing De Stijl furniture – Mondrian continued working in the style he initiated in 1920 – Van der Leck left and returned to his original style