Why should art continue to follow nature when every other field has left nature behind?

Why should art continue to follow nature when every other field has left nature behind?

Piet Mondrian

Another word for creativity is courage.

Another word for creativity is courage.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working.

Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working.

In art the search for a content which is collectively understandable is false; the content will always be individual.

In art the search for a content which is collectively understandable is false; the content will always be individual.

Colored planes, by their position and size as well as by their value, express only relationships, not forms.

Colored planes, by their position and size as well as by their value, express only relationships, not forms.

By the unification of architecture, sculpture and painting a new plastic reality will be created.

By the unification of architecture, sculpture and painting a new plastic reality will be created.

The relation of colour and the relation of proportion are both based on the relation of position.

The relation of colour and the relation of proportion are both based on the relation of position.

The only problem in the art is to achieve a balance between the subjective and the objective.

The only problem in the art is to achieve a balance between the subjective and the objective.

The truly modern artist is aware of abstraction in an emotion of beauty.

The truly modern artist is aware of abstraction in an emotion of beauty.

Everything is expressed through RELATIONSHIPS.

Everything is expressed through RELATIONSHIPS.

I don't want pictures, I want to find things out.

I don't want pictures, I want to find things out.

It is a task of art to express a clear vision of reality.

It is a task of art to express a clear vision of reality.

Curves are so emotional.

Curves are so emotional.

The position of the artist is humble. He is essentially a channel.

The position of the artist is humble. He is essentially a channel.

The surface of things gives enjoyment, their interiority gives life.

The surface of things gives enjoyment, their interiority gives life.

Intellect confuses intuition.

Intellect confuses intuition.

abstract art is not the creation of another reality but the true vision of reality.

abstract art is not the creation of another reality but the true vision of reality.

The more basic the colour, the more inward, the purer.

The more basic the colour, the more inward, the purer.