"De Stijl, New Media, and the Lessons of Geometry
In 1915 and 1916, theosophist M. H. J. Schoenmaekers published “The New Image of the World” and “Principles of Plastic Mathematics.” Suggesting that reality might best be expressed as a series of opposing forces—a formal polarity of horizontal and vertical axes and a juxtaposition of primary colors—the author posited a new image of the world, expressed with “a controllable precision, a conscious penetration of reality and exact beauty.” Read the article
Screen: Essays on Graphic Design, New Media, and Visual Culture
by Jessica Helfland
Neo-Plasticism
de Stijl
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