De Stijl.De Stijl de Stijl n. A school of art originating in the Netherlands in 1917 and characterized by the use of rectangular shapes and primary colors. [Dutch : de, the + stijl, style.] (The Style) was the name given to the work of artists, architects and designers associated with the magazine of the same title. The magazine de Stijl was edited by Theo van Doesburg Theo van Doesburg (Utrecht, August 30, 1883 – Davos, March 7, 1931) was a Dutch artist, practicing in painting, writing, poetry and architecture. He is best known as the founder and leader of De Stijl. and published in Holland from 1917 to 1931. Like Surrealism surrealism (sərē`əlĭzəm), literary and art movement influenced by Freudianism and dedicated to the expression of imagination as revealed in dreams, free of the conscious control of reason and free of convention. , Dada and Futurism futurism, Italian school of painting, sculpture, and literature that flourished from 1909, when Filippo Tommaso Marinetti's first manifesto of futurism appeared, until the end of World War I. , de Stijl was more than the development of artworks sharing common stylistic and conceptual characteristics. Members of this group were equally interested in theoretical positions and beliefs, especially the conviction that art and design have the power to change the future and lives of individuals. The author does an excellent job of bring together the societal and aesthetic aspects of this lesser-known style of art. Numerous drawings and photographs direct the reader toward a broader understanding of this fascinating and complex art movement. |
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