Mondrian Redux Explained

 This piece is insane.

As in, maybe actually crazy.

It began simply, as a canvas that John had created abstract shapes on through carving and sanding with industrial tools and adhesives, later adding stain and color, as well as giving it dimension with the silica, and texture with sawdust.

It sat on the table in the studio for weeks, because neither of us knew what to do with it.

Until I snatched it, and decided that the only proper thing to do was to contrast the chaos with the most orderly thing I could think of; De Stijl.

I love the architectural minimalist modernism of Piet Mondrian, and thought that would be a nice counterpoint to what was happening here.

But the key for me was to leave the chaos undisturbed and to integrate the lines and hard shapes within the constraints that existed. 

This was created with a rigorous observation the curves and undulations, supraimposing the geometry underneath the nonlinear constructs.

Then, I started thinking about Frank Lloyd Wright, and the Coonley windows, and thought that the primary colored shapes would finish it off nicely.

The contrast and texture in this piece makes it one of our favorites. The idea that order and chaos can exist in a harmonious binary without intruding on the psychic space of the other makes for an interesting visual concept, and certainly remains entertaining.

Thank you to Jason Welch @ Jason Welch Photography for capturing the movement and texture in this piece.

Mondrian Redux is for sale; please email Dada.Collective.Gallery@gmail.com