Color-blocking

[2] It's widely believed by most historians that Piet Mondrian - an artist who lived around 1900 and whose paintings were a collection of stark lines and flat squares - inspired this current color-blocking trend.

[1] In Piet Mondrian's Neoplasticism movement, his art directly inspired the fashion world, as well as home décor and baked goods.

[3] Although Mondrian is said to be the key figure of the modern art movement, there are others who believe the credit for this trend lies with Georges Seurat and Claude Monet.

[5] Mondrian's Neo-Plasticism aesthetic evolved through the decades, coming to include aspects such as synthetic color and a strong imposed structure in the 1960s.

[1] Mod fashion much resembled the artistic style of Piet Mondrian; mismatched, solid color separates that were composed of blocks in different hues.

[9] Since color-blocking is an abstract form of art, it is easy to create illusions for accentuating body shapes, making people look taller and thinner.

Décor clashing with each other, or in more mild cases the opposite colors complement each other to provide an interesting and refreshing atmosphere in a room.