Sunday 26 January 2014

Lucio Fontana

Lucio Fontana (19 February 1899 – 7 September 1968) was an Italian painter, sculptor and theorist of Argentine birth. He was mostly known as the founder of Spatialism and his ties to Arte Povera.
Concetto spaziale, 1964 – Punctures and scratches in copper

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   Lucio Fontana liked to utilize cuts, scratches, and lacerations of his works surfaces to create a mysterious sense of illusion and depth.

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