Look first
Composition with Red, Yellow, and Blue
Piet Mondrian · 1927
A few black lines and primary colors become a complete visual system.
What to notice
Notice how the unequal rectangles keep the grid from feeling static; balance comes from asymmetry, not symmetry.
Discover
Mondrian reduced painting to verticals, horizontals, black, white, and primary colors in search of a universal visual language. The restraint makes every proportion matter.
Source institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Rights status: CC0 / Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access
Rights status: CC0 / Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access
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