De Stijl's Color Revolution Explored in Amersfoort Exhibition
At Kunsthal KAdE in Amersfoort, there’s a fascinating exhibition called 'The Colours of De Stijl' that dives into the influence of the De Stijl movement from its start in 1917 to today’s art scene. This movement was founded by Theo van Doesburg and Piet Mondrian in Leiden. Initially a magazine, De Stijl promoted primary colors and straight lines as the essence of pure art. Mondrian’s idea of Neoplasticism, described in his essay 'The New Plasticism in Painting' during 1917-1918, aimed to express universal beauty through abstraction. The show features artists like Mondrian, van Doesburg, and others, and runs until September 3, 2017, highlighting contemporary artists who reinterpret this vision.
Key facts
- De Stijl was founded in 1917 in Leiden as a magazine by Theo van Doesburg and Piet Mondrian.
- Mondrian codified the use of primary colors and orthogonal lines as the basis of Neoplasticism.
- Mondrian's essay 'The New Plasticism in Painting' was published in De Stijl between 1917 and 1918.
- Mondrian left De Stijl in 1925 due to disagreements over diagonal lines used by Huszár and van Doesburg.
- De Stijl ceased to exist in 1932 with the closure of its magazine.
- The movement influenced American artists Jasper Johns and Barnett Newman, as well as Piero Manzoni and Yves Klein.
- The exhibition 'The Colours of De Stijl' at Kunsthal KAdE in Amersfoort runs until September 3, 2017.
- Contemporary artists in the show include Olafur Eliasson, Fransje Killaars, Katja Mater, Steven Alders, Jan van der Ploeg, and Roy Vilevoye.
Entities
Artists
- Theo van Doesburg
- Piet Mondrian
- Jean Arp
- Bart van der Leck
- Vilmos Huszár
- Gerrit Rietveld
- Jasper Johns
- Barnett Newman
- Piero Manzoni
- Yves Klein
- Olafur Eliasson
- Fransje Killaars
- Katja Mater
- Steven Alders
- Jan van der Ploeg
- Roy Vilevoye
- Hans-Peter Bremmer
- Niccolò Lucarelli
Institutions
- Kunsthal KAdE
- Artribune
Locations
- Leiden
- Netherlands
- Amersfoort
- United States
- New York
- Eemplein 77