Mondrian's concept of rhythm is itself somewhat idiosyncratic, and notably at odds with that of common Western thinking in modern times. In Mondrian's view, rhythm was based on non-sequence and non-repetition. This occurred in the configuration of the "plastic means' (planes, primary colours and non-colours, and straight lines), which carried over to his conception of "composition' on the surface of the neo-plastic canvas. Rhythm was to be regarded as the equilibrated point or stasis, consisting of a coalescence of tensions and containing great energy and movement. As such, this notion of rhythm closely relates to Mondrian's understanding of composition in both the auditory and visual arts.