De Stijl
Dutch for The Style, Die Stijl was founded in 1917. The artists most recognized with the movement were the painters Theo van Doesburg, who was also a writer and a critic, and Piet Mondrian, along with the architect Gerrit Reitveld. The movement proposed ultimate simplicity and abstraction through which they could express a Utopian idea of harmony and order.
The harmony and order was established through a reduction of elements to pure geometric forms and primary colors. Die Stijl was also the name of a publication discussing the groups theories which was published by van Doesburg. The publication Die Stijl represents the most significant work of graphic design from the movement, but the ideas of reduction of form and color are major influences on the development of graphic design as well.
The harmony and order was established through a reduction of elements to pure geometric forms and primary colors. Die Stijl was also the name of a publication discussing the groups theories which was published by van Doesburg. The publication Die Stijl represents the most significant work of graphic design from the movement, but the ideas of reduction of form and color are major influences on the development of graphic design as well.
Associated Artists:
Theo van DoesburgPiet Mondrian
Gerrit Rietveld
References and More Information:
WikipediaGreat Images of the Publication De Stijl
Towards a Plastic Architecture, 1924
Piet Mondrian, Composition with Yellow, Blue, and Red, 1937-42
Gerrit Rietveld, Red and Blue Chair, 1917
The Rietveld Schröder House
Die Stijl, Number 1, 1917