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GIOCOMO BALLA Italian 1871-1958 OOC Abstract

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GIOCOMO BALLA Italian 1871-1958 OOC Abstract
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Oil on canvas. Featuring futurist abstract composition. Signed and attr. Giocomo Balla (Italian. 1871-1958) on the lower right corner. 10 x 14.2 in. (25.5 x 36 cm) Balla was an Italian painter, art teacher and poet best known as a key proponent of Futurism. In his painting he depicted light, movement and speed. In 1914 he experimented with sculpture for the first time and showed it in the Prima esposizione libera futurista at the Galleria Sprovieri, Rome. He also designed and painted Futurist furniture and designed Futurist “antineutral” clothing. With Fortunato Depero, Balla wrote the manifesto Ricostruzione futurista dell’universo in 1915. His first solo exhibitions were held that same year at the Società Italiana Lampade Elettriche “Z” and at the Sala d’Arte A. Angelelli in Rome. His work was also shown in 1915 at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. In 1918 he was given a solo show at the Casa d’Arte Bragaglia in Rome. Balla continued to exhibit in Europe and the United States and in 1935 was made a member of the Accademia di San Luca in Rome. He died on March 1, 1958, in Rome. PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate