DE STIJL

Architecture

In the Netherlands, Gerrit Rietveld (1888-1964), among others, expressed the ideas of the De Stijl movement through architecture. The Rietveld Schröder House in Utrecht is perhaps Rietveld's most famous design. This house was built in 1923-1924 according to the ideas of the art movement De Stijl, and can be recognised by its primary colours, geometric shapes (horizontal and vertical elements), functionality and transparent character which blurs the boundary between inside and outside. The remarkable building is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The world-famous Gerrit Rietveld hanging lamp also hangs in this house.

Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) was a Dutch painter. This artist is generally considered a pioneer of abstract and non-figurative art.

From 1917 onwards, all naturalism disappeared from Mondrian's work, as did, little by little, all movement and depth. For example, he made a series of paintings of "dancing", rhythmically ordered colour fields. In order to avoid any association with nature, the observable reality, he only used the "primary colours" red, blue and yellow, supplemented with non-colours such as grey, white and black.

Piet Mondrian lived in many places during his lifetime and came into contact with many famous artists and art styles. Born in Amersfoort, raised in Winterswijk, he left for Amsterdam and Paris to study and work and then returned to Uden in the province of Noord-Brabant. Later he also stayed in Veere and Domburg. Trips to Cornwall and Spain were important sources of inspiration. In 1938, Mondrian left for New York, where he died. His last painting is Victory Boogie Woogie.

The blue Art Barn Lighting offers many lights whose designs are inspired by the principles of De Stijl.