Composition No. 4 with red and blue by Piet Mondrian Gallery Wall Henry Hu - White Hot creating a sense of spontaneous

creating a sense of spontaneous structure — shapes push against one another with confidence

The work sits at the intersection of scientific record and personal affection for a disappearing world

Rich contrasts between bold outlines and layered colour give the composition energy and movement

graphic language — simplified silhouettes

Composition No. 4 with red and blue by Piet Mondrian Gallery Wall Henry Hu - White Hot creating a sense of spontaneousComposition No. 4 with Red and Blue is a measured dialogue between two primaries held apart by Mondrian's characteristic black grid. The red and blue rectangles are placed with the exactness of a mathematical proof neither dominating, both answering. White planes breathe between them, giving the composition its sense of suspended balance. It is a textbook moment of Neoplasticism: colour reduced to essence, form reduced to right angles, emotion