Piet Mondrian
Piet Mondrian began his career painting traditional Dutch
landscapes, but his vision soon moved beyond realism. Influenced
by Theosophy and his search for spiritual harmony, he slowly
reduced nature into its core shapes. Over time, he abandoned
details, shadows and depth, focusing only on lines and flat
colors.
Later in Paris, he encountered Cubism, a turning point
that led him toward full abstraction. His paintings evolved into
geometric compositions of black lines and primary red, blue and
yellow. Mondrian believed art should reflect universal order
instead of copying reality. His journey from windmills and trees
to pure grids made him one of the most iconic figures of
modernism.