- Mondrian was one of the most radical reductionist and was the first artist to create an image from pure lines and colour. - Mondrian's work really took advantage of [[How the Brain Processes Lines Visually]] though he might not have been aware of the science then. - "I construct lines and color combinations on a flat surface, in order to express general beauty with the utmost awareness. Nature (or, that which I see) inspires me, puts me, as with any painter, in an emotional state so that an urge comes about to make something, but I want to come as close as possible to the truth and abstract everything from that, until I reach the foundation (still just an external foundation!) of things" - Mondrian in 1914 - "Art is higher than reality and has no direct relation to reality. To approach the spiritual in art, one will make as little use as possible of reality, because reality is opposed to the spiritual. We find ourselves in the presence of an abstract art. Art should be above reality, otherwise it would have no value for man." - Mondrian in 1914 - Some of his famous paintings include - Broadway Boogie Woogie, Composition No. II ![[Broadway Boogie Woogie - Mondrian.png]] --- Perhaps the most radical reductionist of the early abstract artists was the Dutch painter Piet Mondrian, the first artist to create an image from pure lines and color. - [[Reductionism in Art and Brain Science]]