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LUCIO FONTANA Italian 1899-1968 Tempera On Paper

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LUCIO FONTANA Italian 1899-1968 Tempera On Paper
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Tempera on paper. Signed and attr. Lucio Fontana (Argentine born, Italian, 1899-1968), lower center. 9.4 x 7.5 in. (24 x 19 cm). Throughout his prolific career, Lucio Fontana demonstrated a relentless interest in the relationship between surface and dimensionality. Fontana formulated the theory of Spatialismin a series of manifestos dating from the late 1940s to early 1950s, proposing that matter should be infiltrated by energy in order to generate dimensional, dynamic artistic forms. Fontana implemented this theory in his series Concetto Spaziale (‘spatial concept’), punching holes in the picture plane and slicing through his canvases in order to expose the dimensional space beneath. Fontana’s innovative theories prefigured later developments in environmental art, performance art, and Arte Povera.
PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate