I think that the destructive element is too much neglected in art. Piet Mondrian More Quotes by Piet Mondrian More Quotes From Piet Mondrian Reality manifests itself as constant and objective - independent of us, but as changeable in space and time. Consequently, its reflection in us contains both properties. Mixed up in our mind, these properties are confused and we do not have a proper image of reality. Piet Mondrian confusedindependentreflection Colored planes, by their position and size as well as by their value, express only relationships, not forms. Piet Mondrian sizeplanescolor Everything is expressed through relationship. Colour can exist only through other colours, dimension through other dimensions, position through other positions that oppose them. That is why I regard relationship as the principal thing. Piet Mondrian whyeverythingprincipalrelationship True Boogie-Woogie I conceive as homogeneous in intention with mine in painting: destruction of melody, which is the equivalent of destruction of natural appearance, and construction through the continuous opposition of pure means - dynamic rhythm. Piet Mondrian trueconstructionpaintingappearance It is not important to make many pictures but that I have one picture right. Piet Mondrian picturespicturerightimportant Just as pure abstract art is not dogmatic, neither is it decorative. Piet Mondrian justpureabstractart If the universal is the essential, then it is the basis of all life and art. Recognizing and uniting with the universal therefore gives us the greatest aesthetic satisfaction, the greatest emotion of beauty. Piet Mondrian aestheticbeautylifeart The rhythm of relations of color and size makes the absolute appear in the relativity of time and space. Piet Mondrian sizecolorspacetime The desire for freedom and equilibrium (harmony) is inherent in man (due to the universal in him). Piet Mondrian manharmonyfreedomdesire Non-figurative art is created by establishing a dynamic rhythm of determinate mutual relations which excludes the formation of any particular form. Piet Mondrian dynamicwhichrhythmart Art is the path to being spiritual. Piet Mondrian beingpathspiritualart I began as a naturalistic painter. Very quickly I felt the urgent need for a more concise form of expression and an economy of means. I never stopped progressing toward abstraction. Piet Mondrian neednevereconomyexpression I want to abolish time, especially in the contemplation of architecture. Piet Mondrian contemplationarchitecturewanttime We need words to name and designate things. But we have only a static language with which to express ourselves. Piet Mondrian wordsnameneedlanguage The position of the artist if humble. He is essentially a channel. Piet Mondrian hepositionartisthumble To move the picture into our surroundings and give it real existence has been my ideal since I came to abstract painting. Piet Mondrian picturepaintingexistencereal Reality only appears to us tragical because of the disequilibrium and confusion of its appearances. Piet Mondrian usonlyconfusionreality I came to the destruction of volume by the use of the plane. This I accomplished by means of lines cutting the planes. But still, the plane remained too intact. So I came to making only lines and brought the colour within the lines. Now the only problem was to destroy these lines also through mutual oppositions. Piet Mondrian destroycolourlinesproblem The artist sees the tragic to such a degree that he is compelled to express the non-tragic. Piet Mondrian degreeexpressheartist Let us note that art - even on an abstract level - has never been confined to 'idea'; art has always been the 'realized' expression of equilibrium. Piet Mondrian neveralwaysexpressionart
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