Inspired by...Piet Mondrian

I really don't know how I got to this..I guess I just got lost from site to site and found a familiar figure as I saw Mondrian's Neo-Plasticism works and I instantly remembered YSL's dresses from the 60's. So wanted to know more about him...

Mondrian arrived to New York as a refugee from war in 1940. Coming back from Paris where he decided to become a cubist I was surprised to find out that he was actually painting natural forms like trees the ocean the shores of his native Holland but gradually transformed such motifs into a global translation of form and colour.

New York, the place that reestablished his emotional state was also his ultimate inspiration. He wanted an abstraction and perfection of the city’s vibe creating a spectral metamorphose of itself translated into lines and colours.

Dying of pneumonia in 1944 his final work of art was the Broadway Boogie-Woogie, a reflection of an armonious and maybe slightly mad optimism.

After his life he became a well-known inspiration for many artists and trademarks such as Yves Saint Laurent, Nike, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac but also interior designers. Simple but chic, colourful but uniform they all captured 1940’s spirit in a modern yet timeless way.

YSL dress 1965 so simple yet so elegant..can you imagine how would this look with a jean jacket and a pair of Balmain suede buckled ankle boots?? Sooo beautiful

Broadway Boogie Woogie reminds me of Supaplex,the game I used to play when I was 5!!

MUSEUM OF MODERN ART NY

J.C de Castelbajac and YSL LOOOVE the sunglasses