The Resume

(March 7, 1872-February 1, 1944)
Birth name is Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan
Created over 200 abstract geometric paintings, and his most famous painting, 'Broadway Boogie-Woogie'

Why he might be annoying:

In 1912, he moved to Paris and changed his name, dropping an 'a' from Mondriaan to make it more 'artsy.'
Some of his best-known works are composed of simple dots, line and squares.
He is considered the father of advertising design.

Why he might not be annoying:

He began his career as a teacher in primary education.
In September 1938, he left Paris in the face of advancing fascism and moved to London.
After the Netherlands were invaded and Paris fell in 1940, he left London for New York City.
He started by painting naturalistic art, then moving onto cubism, then to geometric art.
His later work was influenced by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.
His art was always intimately related to his spiritual and philosophical studies.
He died in New York City of pneumonia at the age of 71.

Credit: Jughead

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 20th Century Painters
• ARTNews' Most Influential Artists of the 20th Century
• Degenerate Art Exhibit [Munich 1937]
• Google Modified Its Logo For My Birthday (Google Doodles)
• I Died in 1944 (Ranked: 71)
• I Had Pneumonia
• I'm Dutch
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Painters
• Profiles 14751-15000 (Ranked: 14833)
• Teachers

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 62 Votes: 64.52% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 32 Votes: 46.88% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 71 Votes: 56.34% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 91 Votes: 58.24% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 122 Votes: 37.70% Annoying