Focusing on the theological meaning of color in Piet Mondrian’s works, the exhibition traces the evolution of his pictorial language: from figuration to abstraction, toward the pursuit of a spiritual universality in painting.
From his early influences of Impressionism and Cubism, Mondrian — through theological reflection — arrived at an iconic neoplastic language, where the three primary colors become tools to represent a “high-dimensional vision” of the world, from a mystical and transcendent perspective.
In his American period, Mondrian’s pictorial language became freer and more vibrant: the primary colors are used in their purest form, while the rigid structure of black lines disappears. In these works, Mondrian expresses his love for music and his harmonic perception of life.
Concluding the exhibition, the space of the temenos hosts Alessandro Mendini’s project: a reinterpretation of the famous Zig-Zag chair. A simple wooden board, added to the original structure, forms a cross that symbolically reveals the theological language of the De Stijl movement.