Gray Tree

Mondrian also experimented with other art forms before settling on his own neoplasticistic form, including post-impressionism, pointillism, and cubism, the latter being illustrated here. This piece contains interlocking blocks, which form together in the shape of a tree. But unlike the other cubist artists, such as Picasso and Georges Braque, Mondrian had yet to merge his artistic style with his spiritual pursuits, and as such this was only one of the few cubist experiments he undertook. Mondrian still had a few years to go before he would begin to find his real voice as an artist, although one could argue that his style was ever-changing, culminating in his masterpieces in the later years of his life.