Representative work by Lucio Fontana
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Lucio Fontana

1899–1968 · Argentine-born Italian · Based in Milan, Italy

  • Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan (1930)
  • Spatialism
  • Tagli (Slit Canvases)
  • Ceramic Sculpture

Lucio Fontana founded Spatialism and became famous for puncturing and slashing canvases under the recurring title Concetto spaziale. Trained as a sculptor, he understood the canvas as a physical membrane rather than a neutral support.

Painting; sculpture; installation; ceramics

Gallery Representation

Major Works

  • 1949Spatial Concept
  • 1958Concetto spaziale, Attese
  • 1960Concetto spaziale, Attese
  • 1963Concetto spaziale, La fine di Dio
  • 1959–60Concetto spaziale, Natura
  • 1949Ambiente spaziale a luce nera
  • 1961Concetto spaziale, Venezia era tutta d’oro
  • 1962Concetto spaziale, New York 10
  • 1965Concetto spaziale, Teatro
  • 1968Concetto spaziale, Attese

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