1) Neo-Plasticism was an avant-garde art movement founded in the Netherlands in the early 20th century with a focus on pure form and color devoid of realism. 2) The style was characterized by primary colors and black/white/grey as well as straight horizontal and vertical lines. 3) While influential on developments like the Bauhaus, the movement declined after 1919 when its founder van Doesburg started a new group called "Abstraction-Creation". Piet Mondrian was a famous artist in the Neo-Plasticism style.