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PIET MONDRIAN Atmosphere Here we see how shapes of FAST TREES
Dutch Pure abstract painter preoccupied with line negative space are as important as the
and plane relationships. W i t h increasing austerity, physical subject they enclose (see pp.58-59).
Mondrian banished t h e subject from his drawings, Mondrian has again lightly dragged his chalk on
in his later w o r k he also banished space, composing its side to evoke a wet depth of atmosphere.
visual h a r m o n i e s using only straight lines a n d flat These passive gray marks contrast with the
planes of black, white, gray, or primary color. assertive tension of the tree.
Winter ground Short vertical marks along Branches and trunk Lines shaping the branches of Tree: Study for the Grey Tree
thebottomof this drawing reveal the length the tree are built up in layers. To make the trunk 1911
oftheblackchalk Mondrian used. Rubbed more dense, the artist has rubbed and smudged
onitsside,itroughly blocks in the ground. preliminary marks with his fingers before firmly 23 x 335/8 in ( 5 8 4 x 8 5 5 m m )
Thecrudeeconomy of line is all we need overdrawing with new lines. Solid black lines are
tofeelthecold, wet, unwelcoming quality achieved by pressing the chalk hard. When used PIET MONDRIAN
ofthiswinterearth. lightly, it shows the texture of the paper.
