The Netherlands-based De Stijl movement embraced an abstract, pared-down aesthetic centered in basic visual elements such as geometric forms and primary colors. Partly a reaction against the decorative excesses of Art Deco, the reduced quality of De Stijl art was envisioned by its creators as a universal visual language appropriate to the modern era, a time of a new, spiritualized world order. Led by the painters Theo van Doesburg and Piet Mondrian - its central and celebrated figures - De Stijl artists applied their style to a host of media in the fine and applied arts and beyond. (Wolf, 2018)

-Like other avant-garde movement eras, De Stijl, which means simply "the style" in Dutch, emerged largely in response to the terrors of World War I and the desire to remake society in its aftermath. The members of De Stijl embraced a utopian vision of art and its transformative potential.Viewing art as a means of social and spiritual redemption.

-Among the pioneering exponents of abstract art, De Stijl artists espoused a visual language consisting of precisely rendered geometric forms - usually straight lines, squares, and rectangles--and primary colors. Expressing the artists' search "for the universal, as the individual was losing its significance," this austere language was meant to reveal the laws governing the harmony of the world. (Wolf, 2018)

-Even though De Stijl artists created work embodying the movement's utopian vision, their realization that this vision was unattainable in the real world essentially brought about the group's demise. Ultimately, De Stijl's continuing fame is largely the result of the enduring achievement of its best-known member and true modern master, Piet Mondrian. (Wolf, 2018)

De Stijl in a more modern society can still be seen in various artworks, but has however gone even further and can be see in everyday clothing items, crockery, buildings and a variety of other installations. The colour scheme of red, blue, yellow white and black has still been kept throughout the years, but gives elements of a more modernized look and feel.

Wolf, J. (2018). De Stijl most important Arts & Artists. Retrieved August 23, 2018, from TheArtStory: https://www.theartstory.org/movement-de-stijl-artworks.htm

Wolf, J. (2018). De Stijl Movement Overview and Analysis. Retrieved August 24, 2018, from TheArtStory: https://www.theartstory.org/movement-de-stijl.htm