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1917 · NEOPLASTICISM
Reducing form to the elemental. Straight lines, right angles, primary colors. The universal language of pure abstraction.
"The position of the straight line is the only means of expressing the relationship of color planes." — Mondrian
The grid is not a constraint — it is liberation through structure.
Pure, universal, elemental — reducing art to its absolute essence. Harmony through geometric reduction.
1917–1931. Founded by Theo van Doesburg. Key figure: Piet Mondrian, Gerrit Rietveld. Dutch avant-garde.
Red (#d4000f), blue (#0033a0), yellow (#ffd700) + black, white, gray. No green, no purple, no curves.
Inter (sans-serif) — bold geometric uppercase. No serifs, no decoration, no personality beyond pure form.
Straight lines, right angles, primary colors, asymmetric grid, reduction to essentials, horizontal-vertical composition.