1.3 Decoding Piet Mondrian painting on impulsive impression

1.2 Decoding Piet Mondrian painting on impulsive impression.

Objective

Piet Mondrian was a Dutch painter recognized as one of the greatest artist of twentieth century pioneering in abstract art. He believed that in order to achieve spiritual in art it should be above reality. As a result, his paintings progressed towards non-representational form. To express this he limited his vocabulary to primary color, values and direction.

The students are encouraged to make a compelling narrative from one of his painting in figure 1-5 and translate that logic into data. The objective lies in the use of qualitative aspects of art into quantitative aspects and making rational conclusion.

The final result should be n-number of outcomes with dramatic changes in the painting as compared to the original while maintaining the new population to be offspring of the same family. Parameters are used to inform change in the composition based on their narrative and constrain identifies the key essence that sustains the authenticity of the painting.

Examples of key essence include features like quantity of color, dominant proportions, number of subdivision or location of primary colors and values. Student narrative coupled with initial intent of the painting influences a fresh canvas where data creates emergent art through logical thinking.

Figure 1-5 Piet mondrians painting a) Piet Mondrian Painting 1 Source link -https://www.piet-mondrian.org/tableau-i.jsp b) Piet Mondrian Painting 2 Source link- https://www.artsy.net/artist/piet-mondrian c) Piet Mondrian Painting 3 Source link- https://www.artsy.net/artist/piet-mondrian

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NARRATIVENARRATIVE

Selected Paintings by Piet Mondrian Selected Paintings by Piet Mondrian

Painting 1Painting 1 Painting 2Painting 2 Painting 3Painting 3

The fi rst story is a stable and simple expression due to presence of a dominant and only one line extending through the dominant. Thus, we call it the story of Simplicity.

Areas covered by colored rectangles with respect to the total area of the painting Areas covered by colored rectangles with respect to the total area of the painting

There is a Dominance of the There is a Dominance of the red color. red color.

This creates Stability. This creates Stability. Areas covered by diff erent colored rectangles are almost of Areas covered by diff erent colored rectangles are almost of equal proportions in Painting 2 and Painting 3. equal proportions in Painting 2 and Painting 3.

This creates Instability and Chaos.This creates Instability and Chaos.