Piet Mondrian
	Piet Mondrian was born on March 7, 1872 in Amerfoort, Netherlands.  He studied at the Amsterdam Academy of Fine Arts and in his early works he painted landscapes using pretty colors (grays, mauves, and dark greens).
	In 1908 he began to paint in brighter colors.  This was mainly because of the influence of Dutch painter Toorop.  Mondrain felt that Toorop was trying to go beyond nature and wanted to imitate that style.
	Mondrain moved to Paris in 1911 and began to try cubism.  He started out using analytical cubism and eventually he moved into seminaturlism.  He also painted several series of paintings including a series of Trees and Scaffoldings.
	Not long after, in 1917, Mondrian met Theo van Doesbug and founded De Stijl, an art magazine.  This is the time that Mondrian began to practice and develop  Neoplasticism .
	He moved to New York City in 1940 and his artwork became less severe and his colors became more bright.  Mondrian died on February 1, 1944.