Mondrian, Piet
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| Birthname | Mondriaan, Pieter Cornelis | ||||
| born on | 7 March 1872 at 06:00 (= 06:00 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Amersfoort, Netherlands, 52n09, 5e23 | ||||
| Timezone | LMT m5e23 (is local mean time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   17°00'   16°00 Asc. 25°49'
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natal chart (Placidus)
natal chart English style (Equal houses)
natal chart with Whole Sign houses
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| from chart in Museum in The Hague | |||
| Date | 7 March 1872 at 05:45 (= 05:45 AM ) | ||
| Place | Amersfoort, NETH, 52n09, 5e23 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m5e23 (is local mean time) | ||
| Astrology data | 16°59' 15°51 Asc. 18°24'
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Biography
Dutch artist influenced by Cubism, who developed a highly geometric nonobjective style he called neoplasticism. Co-founder of the magazine called STIJL in 1917, he published a book on his theories in 1920 called "Le Neoplasticisme" (French). His theories of simplification and abstraction altered the course of painting, influencing Bauhaus, modern architecture, and industrial design. Typical of his work are canvases using only vertical and horizontal lines at 90 degree angles, usually primary colors with a black and white background.
He was born Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan (he later dropped one of the "a’s" in his last name) into a strict Calvinist family. In 1909, he joined the Dutch Theosophical Society, which saw mankind as moving toward a universal spiritual brotherhood, and that such progress can be expressed in geometric forms. He moved to Paris in 1912, and was in Holland visiting his sick father when World War I broke out. He stayed in Holland for five more years, pushing further into abstract art, and returned to Paris in 1919.
Back in Paris, he discovered the good life, which included American jazz and nightclub dancing, and he saw the rhythm as similar to the "dynamic equilibrium" he wanted for his abstract paintings. He moved to New York City in 1940 to escape the Nazis. Subsequently, two of his great last paintings were "Broadway Boogie Woogie," 1943, and "Victory Boogie Woogie," 1944.
He died in New York City on 2/01/1944.
Relationships
- associate relationship with Oud, J.J.P. (born 9 February 1890). Notes: Members of The Style
- associate relationship with Vantongerloo, Georges (born 24 November 1886). Notes: Founded together the art group De Stijl
- business associate/partner relationship with Doesburg, Theo van (born 30 August 1883)
- business associate/partner relationship with Gestel, Leo (born 22 November 1881). Notes: Dutch modernists
- friend relationship with Brugman, Til (born 16 September 1888)
- friend relationship with Höch, Hannah (born 1 November 1889)
- friend relationship with Leck, Bart van der (born 26 November 1876)
- friend relationship with Maris, Simon Willem (born 21 May 1873). Notes: since 1899
- (has as) teacher relationship with Allebé, August (born 19 April 1838)
- (has as) teacher relationship with Waay, Nicolaas van der (born 15 October 1855)
- (has as) boss relationship with Repelius, Betsy (born 31 January 1848)
Events
Source Notes
Gauquelin Vol. 4/1456.
Forum user M. Cassin reported that "in theGemeentemuseum in the Hague, where I live, I saw a handwritten birth chart amongst the belongings and personal papers of Piet Mondriaan." The chart list a birth time of 5:45 and GMT of 5:23, but the actual chart drawing is computed for birth time 5:50. It seems carelessly calculated, as the Moon is off by more than 1°. 5:45 has been added as alternative birth time.
Svi checked BC in Municipal Archive: 7 March 1872 at 06:00 (des 's morgens ten zes ure).
Categories
- Lifestyle : Social Life : Hobbies, games (Jazz and dancing)
- Vocation : Art : Fine art artist (Landscaped, geometric paintings)
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession
- Notable : Book Collection : American Book
