Piet Mondrian

"It is clear to me that this is art for the future. Futurism, although it has advanced beyond naturalism, occupies itself too much with human sensations. Cubism – which in its content is still too much…"

"It may be noted that in Neo-Plastic art the crucial thing is the right angel, that is, the right-angle lines. And not whether the position of the lines is vertical or horizontal.. .So it is possible t…"

"It took me a long time to discover that particularities of form and natural colour evoke subjective states of feeling which obscure pure reality. The appearance of natural forms changes, but reality r…"

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

"I am very glad that the criticism is what it is. It is all right that way. In complete opposition to our direction. Otherwise we would have nothing to do. I got another impression from your letter, bu…"

"Forgive me of saying so, but good things just have to grow very slowly. I say this in connection with your plans.. ..for launching a journal what is not consistent with our ideas.)"

"Kandinsky points out that Theosophy is yet another expression of the same spiritual movement which we are now seeing in painting."

"It is of small importance whether De Stijl still exists as a 'group'; a new style was born, a new aesthetic created; it needs only to be understood – and cultivated."