{"product_id":"lucio-fontana-concetto-spaziale-screenprint-1975","title":"LUCIO FONTANA \"CONCETTO SPAZIALE\" SCREENPRINT, 1975","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 screenprint, which has holes punched through its spine. This method was called Buchi (holes) -- and alongside Tagli (slashes), was an intervention that Fontana used 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\u003eFontana'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\u003eItaly, 1965\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScreenprint with punched holes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned and numbered in pencil, lower margin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom an edition of 95\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished by Gallerie del Deposito, Genoa, with their blindstamp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReference: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRuhé\/Rigo S 4-6\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lucio Fontana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47831593025772,"sku":"06-26","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0074\/2712\/files\/Caviar20_Lucio-Fontana-Concetto-Spaziale-1965_01.jpg?v=1782500826","url":"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/lucio-fontana-concetto-spaziale-screenprint-1975","provider":"Caviar20","version":"1.0","type":"link"}