{"product_id":"lucio-fontana-concetto-spaziale-etching-1968","title":"LUCIO FONTANA \"CONCETTO SPAZIALE\" ETCHING, 1968","description":"\u003cp\u003eLucio Fontana (1899-1968) was an Argentinean-Italian modern artist known for his kinetic explorations of color and space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFontana was the founder of Spatialism, a movement focused on the spatial qualities of sculpture and painting, with the goal of breaking through the two-dimensionality of the traditional picture plane. He rejected the notion of an artistic substrate being a flat illusion, instead treating it as a physical object that exists in real space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis notion is exemplified well in this work, which includes etching, embossing, relief printing, and calculated punctures. Fontana used these and other interventions, including Buchi (holes) and Tagli (slashes), across his oeuvre. He titled these works Concetti Spaziale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRather than functioning as acts of destruction, the precisely arranged holes become gestures of creation, inviting viewers to imagine the limitless dimension that exists beyond the paper itself. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work reflects Fontana's belief that art should engage with the technological and philosophical transformations of the modern era, transcending representation in favour of a direct encounter with space itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis textured Concetto Spaziale is one of the last works that Fontana produced before his death in 1968.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn impression of this etching is held in the collection of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.moma.org\/collection\/works\/65638\"\u003eMoMA\u003c\/a\u003e, New York. Fontana's works are held in countless public collections worldwide, including the Tate Gallery, London; the National Gallery, Washington, D.C.; the Kunstmuseum, Basel; among others. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuestions about this piece? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:troy@caviar20.com\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eContact us,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecall +1.416.704.1720, or visit our\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tbz8zgjjkz7m1km8-742712.shopifypreview.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003eToronto gallery\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Concetto Spaziale\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1968\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEtching, aquatint, embossing, and punched holes on paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned, dated, and numbered 53\/210 in pencil, lower corners\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom an edition of 210\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25.75\"H 19.5\"W (work)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished by International Graphic Arts Society, New York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lucio Fontana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68115493585132,"sku":"10-26","price":8000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0074\/2712\/files\/Caviar20_Lucio-Fontana-Concetto-Spaziale-1988-UNFRAMED_01_4cf1315c-2648-4e55-a6c2-e374c9fbd640.jpg?v=1794086747","url":"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/lucio-fontana-concetto-spaziale-etching-1968","provider":"Caviar20","version":"1.0","type":"link"}