One of the most enigmatic artists of the 20^th Century, Mondrian surely wins the category of ‘most copied by infant school children’. His instantly recognisable geometric style - blocks of colour and thick black lines is explored in this SkyArts documentary. His progression from landscape artist to his more famous brightly coloured canvasses is tracked through thrity of his paintings, and his influence on modern day life and design is examined. How much Turner-inspired interior décor and furniture do you see in the shops? And how many by Mondrian?

Rejecting the conventional tenets of figurative painting which sought to depict reality, texture and three dimensions, Mondrian instead had a vision of art that was based on ‘a harmonious, expressionless sense of order’. In his life, he tried to strip everything down to the minimal, even going as far as using wooden boxes as furniture and having a very barren studio. Many people thought him to be a mathematically minded person, but as this programme shows, he was a lover of jazz and dance, yet this chaotic side to his nature was not reflected in his art. This enigma is demonstrated in the show, with contributions from critics and other illuminati.

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