Truth be told, it’s not really one task. It’s a series of tasks. I guess the webquest creators thought that might sound a little too imposing. But if I can create a movement, you can complete a webquest.

At the end of this lesson you are going to create your own Neoplasticism membership/business card that is consistent with our artistic principles and beliefs and features a unique Mondrianesque piece of digital art that you will create. But to earn the right to carry that card, you’re going have to prove that you’re one of us along the way by downing some content and answering some questions.

You’ll get the specifics of where to go and what to do in the next section. But here’s the overview of the tasks...

Identify the key historical event that shaped the De Stijl/Neoplasticist philosophy

Explain how De Stijl was a reaction to that key historical event

Summarize the key artistic tenets of Neoplasticism after boning up on the topic

Differentiate De Stijl/Neoplasticism works from previous/following artistic movements – using examples drawn from 3 different artists: Mondrian, van der Leck, and moi (that’s me, not some obscure French artist).

Use those principles to Create the aforementioned Neoplastic membership card and a digital Mondrianesque masterpiece.

Relax. It's not like we're asking you to design an entire house. Besides Rietveld already did that. Check it out below. You can even go on a tour by clicking on the photo, though you might appreciate it more after you are a little more versed in the movement.

Then jump to "the process", where your Neoplastic edification will commence in earnest.