Art of the Day

Theo Van Doesburg and Piet Mondrian were both artists of the De Stjil movement. Van Doesburg was the starter of the movement and teamed up with the already well-known Mondrian to make it huge. They were famous for their straight horizontal and vertical lines that they incorporated not only in their art but in their architecture as well.

They ended up splitting up because they had a disagreement on whether or not diagonal lines should be incorporated in the pieces. Mondrian strongly opposed and when Van Doesburg did not change his ways, Mondrian bid him and the art farewell. Not until a run in in Paris did they make amends.

Here is some of Theo Van Doesburg's art and although it can be unbearably simple, I find it beautiful.