Elementarism

Elementarism
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Elementarism.
Term coined by Theo van Doesburg and applied to painting and architecture to describe the constructive use of line, plane, volume and colour not only as the primary means of art but as an end in itself.

Elementarism
modified form of Neo-Plasticism propounded by Theo van Doesburg in the 1920s, which caused a rift with Piet Mondrian by introducing diagonals instead of a rigid horizontal and vertical format.
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In 1924, Mondrian broke with the group after van Doesburg proposed the theory of elementarism, proposing that the diagonal line was more vital than the horizontal and the vertical. In addition, the De Stijl group acquired many new "members.

After the split Van Doesburg launched a new concept for his art: Elementarism, which was characterized by the diagonal lines and rivalled with Mondrian's Neo-Plasticism.

See also: Art movement, Movement, Impression, Expression, De Stijl