AbStRaCt ArT

So this weeks blog is about an abstract artist that I am interested in.
This one was pretty easy. Piet Mondrian. Piet is an abstract artist who painted from 1892 to his death in 1944. Piet was the eldest of five children who belonged to Pieter Cornelis & Johanna Christine Mondriaan, of Amersfoot, Holland (Netherlands.) His father was a an art teacher, his uncle a painter, and all his siblings were artfully inclined. When Piet was 8 years old, he moved with his family to Wintersjik; at 14 he began his interest in painting. His father encouraged him to go to school to be an art teacher, in which he earned two diplomas to teach. In 1892 he left his family and went to Amsterdam to attend the Academy of Fine Arts. He, in his early career, preferred still lifes, countrysides, and simple subjects; very naturalistic and impressionistic. From 1905-08 we see his beginnings in abstraction. He traveled a lot, while still maintaining connection with his family. He lived in Amsterdam, Paris, London, and Manhattan, where he died of pneumonia.
He was greatly influenced by Picasso and Braque. Cubism influenced him heavily from 1911-1914 while he was in Paris. He always tried to relate his cubism works to his spiritual side. He was very interested in Theosophy. From 1919-1938, he returned to Paris and strongly focused on his abstract works. In 1938 he moved to London and then to NYC a few years later.
The reason I chose Piet is because in high school, Tableau I (1921) was one of my favorite pieces of art. I was beyond obsessed with it. I'm pretty sure in my art classes I painted variations of it every year. I have a stronger connection to Piet's work, more so than I ever did to Picasso or other artists. I genuinely respect his work and thought it would be a great idea to share him with everyone. These are a few of his works :)