I first really came to appreciate Mondrian's work in college. I took a course in Art Appreciation in community college. One of our assignments was to find a painting at the St. Louis Art Museum that we liked, get a slide, and do a presentation on it in class. I walked around for a while noting various possibilities. I finally came to the Mondrian painting there.
I know it sounds cliched, but it "spoke" to me. See the reason I like his stuff, and this particular painting is that it looks structured and orderly. And anyone who knows me will tell you that I am not very structured or orderly. The fact that I see the opposite of myself in it is really the appeal.
I know he has works which are completely different that this one in his portfolio. I've seen them and enjoyed them as well. But those cubish ones are the works which I most admire.
It should be noted that the painting above (not the portrait) is not the one in the St. Louis Art Museum. I chose that one because it is more familiar and representative of his work. Also, I can never remember the exact name of the one at SLAM.
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