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NARRATOR:  

At first glance, this painting is a lot of lines, squares and rectangles.  

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Regulated. Measured. Controlled.  

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The artist, Piet Mondrian, lived in Paris during a time of modernization. Sharp-edged buildings, train tracks, electric wires.  

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NARRATOR:  

Mondrian made this painting in Paris, using just black and white and yellow. And then a few years later, he made a big move that changed his life  

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NARRATOR:  

– and his work.  

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NARRATOR:  

In New York, Mondrian discovered jazz. He loved to dance.  

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NARRATOR:  

And soon, his paintings danced, too. He added the hot red and cool blue squares to the canvas. See how they add rhythm? Sending us — [now narrator starts talking with rhythm of music that’s playing under the narration, and maybe even clicking fingers to emphasize] up…. down … side… to side ….  

Mondrian described his alterations to the painting as – “Bringing in a little boogie-woogie”.  

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