De Stijl was a Dutch artistic movement founded in 1917 that advocated for pure abstraction through geometric forms and limited primary colors. Key members included Piet Mondrian, Theo van Doesburg, Gerrit Rietveld, and J.J.P. Oud. They sought to achieve spiritual harmony and order through compositions of horizontal and vertical black, white, and primary color planes. Rietveld's Schröder House from 1924 was the only building constructed fully according to De Stijl principles. De Stijl had a lasting influence on architecture through its emphasis on simplified forms and use of primary colors.

1. de stijl
name:TANG SHU HUI
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2. De Stijl – “The Style”
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•De Stijl Dutch for ‘The Style’, also known as
neoplasticism, was a Dutch artistic movement
founded in 1917. !
•Next to van Doesburg, the group's principal members
were the painters Piet Mondrian (1872–1944), the
architects Gerrit Rietveld (1888–1964), Robert van 't
Hoff (1887–1979), and J.J.P. Oud (1890–1963).!
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3. • Utopian idea of spiritual harmony &
order. Simplified to vertical and
horizontal lines.
• Used only primary colours along with
black and white.

4. • van Doesburg
(1883 – 1931)
• Piet Mondrian
(1872–1944)

5. Neoplastic Furniture
• Gerrit Rietveld
(1888– 1964)

6. Red Blue Chair
End Table

7. Red Blue Bed
Buffet Table

8. Berlin Chair
Zigzag Chair

9. Influence On Architecture
• The De Stijl influence on architecture remained
considerable long after 1931; Mies van der Rohe
was among the most important proponents of its
ideas. Between 1923 and 1924, Rietveld
designed the Rietveld Schröder House , the only
building to have been created completely
according to De Stijl principles.
• J.J.P. Oud
(1890— 1963)

10. • The Rietveld Schröder House —the only building realised
completely according to the principles of De Stijl.

11. Interior of
Schröder House

12. Related Works

13. • Piet Mondrian, Trees, c.
1912, oil on canvas
• Piet Mondrian, Color
Planes in Oval, 1913-14,
oil on canvas

14. • Piet Mondrian,
Composition in Brown and
Gray, 1913-14, oil on
canvas
• Piet Mondrian，
Composition (Compositie),
1916, Oil on canvas

15. • Piet Mondrian,
Composition, 1921, oil
on canvas
• Theo van Doesburg,
Composition in Gray (Rag-time),
1919, oil on canvas

16. Conclusion
• Proponents of De Stijl advocated pure
abstraction and universality by reducing design
down to its essential form. They did this by using
only straight lines and rectangular forms, and
primary colours.

17. References
• http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/d/destijl.html
• Photo search: www.google.com
• http://arthistory.knoji.com/de-stijl-mondrian-and-his-influence/

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