"'To abstract' something implies one of those mental activities (in contrast to emotional spontaneity) through which c…"

"Piet Mondrian realizes the importance of line. The line has almost become a work of art in itself; one can not play w…"

"..art and life are no longer separate domains.. .The word 'art' no longer has anything to say to us. In place of that…"

"Since all preceding schools of painting have proved that the spirit of beauty does not lie in nature but in the 'I', …"

"However, Man as the appearance of utmost internality, of spirit, does not possess any point in front, at the side or …"

"..modern destruction begins where architectural structure is opened up and set into motion by colour relationships. T…"

"For – to say a few words on technique – whereas the curved line was used predominantly for reasons of beauty, (Phidia…"

"The development of plastic art is determined by the will to visualize. Art of the past represented the subjective vis…"

"Perhaps it was his return to Paris [In June 1919 Piet Mondrian returned to Paris] that was needed to provide him with…"

"The problem which Mondrian undertook to solve in nr. 116 [a new painting of Mondrian, exhibited in a group-exhibition…"