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…"

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

"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.)"

"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."

"Only through intuition does a work rise above more or less subjective expression. Different periods produce different feelings and conceptions, and in each period men differ. Consequently different ar…"

"..the Place de l'Opera gives a better image of the new life than many theories. Its rhythms of opposition, twice repeated in its two directions, realizes a living equilibrium through the exactness of …"

"The new vision.. ..does not proceed from a fixed point. Its viewpoint is everywhere, and not limited to any one position . Nor is it bound by space or time . In practice, the viewpoint is in front of …"