Graphics Reference
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A square subdivided into a 256-unit grid
of smaller squares displays an enormous range
of proportional possibilities (Fig.
4-12
). The
language of the horizontal and the vertical was
elevated to spiritual status by practitioners
of the de Stijl movement. In his studied
paintings, Piet Mondrian sought to reveal
proportions of perfect harmony, proportions
that could also be infused into the designs of
everyday living (see Fig. 1-132).
4-12
Selectively
removing lines from the
grid to discover new
spatial divisions is a
process that trains the
eye for proportional
possibilities. The golden
rectangle is revealed in
the example with the
diagonal orange line.
