De Stijl, geometric order and the integration of art with architecture define Theo van Doesburg’s critical writing. As editor of the journal De Stijl, he argued for geometric order, reduced colour and a new relationship between painting, design and architecture, while later introducing Elementarism as a more dynamic alternative to strict horizontal and vertical composition. Published collections of his writings often include statements on Neo-Plasticism, typography, interiors and collaborations or disputes with other modernists. The prose is polemical and movement-building rather than personal memoir. Illustrated editions are especially useful because the arguments continually refer to spatial and visual organisation. Van Doesburg fits De Stijl, abstract art theory, modernist architecture and avant-garde manifestos alongside Piet Mondrian. Read more Less
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