Mondrian in Rome
The city of Rome, and in particular the beautiful Complesso del Vittoriano, will host during the entire month of January the exhibition “Perfect Harmony”, by the great Dutch painter Piet Mondrian (1872-1944). This important retrospective, which will be open until the 29th of January, presents a comprehensive tour of the artist’s work, through about 70 paintings and drawings, along with some forty works of other artists who influenced more significantly his work. Thus, by walking through the artistic development of Piet Mondrian, in the exhibition “Perfect Harmony” is possible to get to know the evolution of formal and conceptual investigation of one of the most important artists of the twentieth century.
Mondrian was undoubtedly best known for the rectangular structures of his last works, he actually began his artistic production because of his fascination by the Dutch landscape around him. It was only later that he began to investigate the alleged “essential knowledge”, trying to reduce the representation to its more intimate and necessary lines, eliminating all plastic items considered superfluous. His purpose was ambitious: by using geometry, he intended to find the basic structure that moves the entire universe. To achieve this goal, he deleted the curves, the nuances and the figurative representation (which he considered misleading) and even got to prohibit the presence of green in his home. For the extreme simplicity of his last works, those who came to understand the deeper meaning that was hidden in the structure -indeed very simple – in his paintings have often trivialized the artist.
The exhibition “Perfect Harmony” features masterpieces exceptionally granted to Complesso del Vittoriano, by the Gemeentemuseum (whose director is also the curator of the exhibition) and has been made possible through the collaboration and support of major institutions such as the Denver Art Museum, the Philadelphia Art Museum, the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa and the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo.
Benno Tempel, curator of “Perfect Harmony” and Gemeentenmuseum director, stressed that Mondrian is one of the few artists who have left the regular production of art. In fact, as he says, few artists have managed to renew their production steadily, while maintaining a relevant tension to the search for new formal expressions and reworking of the concepts behind the works. One of the most interesting aspects of the Mondrian’s formal investigation, is precisely the will to achieve a harmonious pictorial expression (from which he created abstract art), it does not simply represent reality, but a Utopia capable of making you think of transcending ways. For more information: http://www.comune.roma.it
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So if you are in the Italian capital, do not miss the opportunity to learn more about the work of this great artist and his reunited comprehensive retrospective. Otherwise, you can rent apartments in Rome and come to spend a few days with art and culture that will surround you.
Translated by: Hans
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