The exhibition is focused on the artist Piet Mondrian's life which takes you on a journey through the different stages and movements he made. From Holland he moved to France and changed his last name Mondriaan to the more Parisian-sounding 'Mondrian' (the deduction of the 'a' made a lot of difference) and studied there for many years. (The artist did move back to Holland for WW1, but returned to Paris when the war was over.)
Following Paris the artist moved to London however he only stayed in this location for a short period of time before leaving for New York two years later. He died in Manhattan in 1944 aged 71.
The artist not only made changes to his location in life, but he constantly messed around with the arrangements of composition in his famous primary coloured block paintings. He seemingly did not feel comfortable staying in one place for too long whether that would be through painting or the way he lived.
Below is a picture of a Mondrian inspired shift dress designed by Yves Saint Laurent in 1965. The dress is part of the Mondrian collection and is made of silk crepe.
'Mondrian and his Studies' is on until the 5th October 2014 at Liverpool's Tate Art Gallery.
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