There is an old and a new consciousness of the age. The old one is directed towards the individual. The new one is directed towards the universal. The struggle of the individual against the universal may be seen both in the world war and in modern art.
Theo van Doesburghe line has almost become a work of art in itself; one can not play with it when the representation of objects perceived was all-important.
Theo van DoesburgWe speak of concrete and not abstract painting because nothing is more concrete, more real than a line, a color, a surface.
Theo van Doesburg