{"product_id":"fortunato-depero-senza-titolo","title":"Fortunato Depero - Untitled","description":"\u003cp\u003e On the certification the drawing is identified as a study for a decorative motif for the Paglieri Restaurant in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n \u003cp\u003eThe work is a beautiful example of Futurist art, whose aesthetic concerns are also reflected in the choice of subject. Born and developed in Italy in the early decades of the 20th century and inspired by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti's manifesto, Futurism extolled progress, technology, the speed of machines, and the dynamism of cities. These programmatic lines, in addition to shaping the Futurists' artistic language, also absolutely determined their themes. Recurring subjects in Futurist art are machines, emphasizing their speed, or the frenetic pace of modern, industrial cities. Simply put, everything related to technological and mechanical progress was of interest to the Futurists and part of their celebration of modernity and progress. In this case, however, the subject of the work is a decorative, entirely abstract motif, which nevertheless demonstrates its belonging to the Futurist aesthetic through the very dynamic movement of the composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n \u003cp\u003eWhile Futurist art adhered to very specific programmatic lines, it can be said with certainty that each representative of the group had his own distinctive language. This is particularly true for Fortunato Depero, who distinguished himself from other Futurists by his own penchant for mechanomorphism. Indeed, where in other Futurists, such as Balla or Boccioni, the exaltation of dynamism led to a pictorial synthesis of subjects, in Depero, the dynamism of existence is exalted by geometry. Unlike his more concrete subjects, in which Depero developed a true three-dimensional mechanomorphism, in this study of an ornamental\/decorative motif (reminiscent of those adorning the walls of his famous House Museum in Rovereto), the geometric transfiguration is resolved on a two-dimensional plane. This does not detract from Depero's Futurist rationalism, evident in the absolute centrality of the composition, which highlights the object's cusped structure, with its converging lines and curves. The work thus emerges as an elegant study, reminiscent of the crucial work as a graphic designer and designer that shaped Fortunato Depero's artistic career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n \u003cp\u003eFortunato Depero was born in Fondo in 1892. In 1913, he moved to Rovereto, where he spent much of his artistic career. He was one of the leading exponents of Italian Futurism, and his research encompassed all fields of the visual arts, from painting to sculpture, from design to advertising graphics, from set design to costume design. His activity was concentrated in the \"Casa d'Arte\" that he opened in Rovereto in 1919, where he produced applied art objects, fabric inlays, and collages. During the same period, he also created interior decorations and furnishings, such as the Devil's Cabaret, for which he also created the wall decorations. Fortunato Depero died in 1960 in Rovereto, a year after founding the first Italian Futurist Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michelangelo Iori da 11700€ a 10530","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56218081984898,"sku":"mior001","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7065\/3058\/files\/Fortunato-Depero-fronte.jpg?v=1768470978","url":"https:\/\/cjfh11-ee.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/fortunato-depero-senza-titolo","provider":"Venderequadri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}