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Giacomo Balla
Giacomo Balla (July 18, 1871, Turin, Piedmont – March 1, 1958) was an Italian painter. Influenced by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Giacomo Balla adopted the Futurism style, creating a pictorial depiction of light, movement and speed. Source:
Wikipedia,
Giacomo Balla.
Great Paintings:
Abstract Speed + Sound by Giacomo Balla
Abstract Speed + Sound (Velocitą astratta + rumore), 1913–14. Oil on millboard with artist's painted frame, 21 1/2 x 30 1/8 inches (54.5 x 76.5 cm) overall, including frame. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice 76.2553.31. © 2009 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/SIAE, Rome.
It has been proposed that Abstract Speed + Sound was the central section of a narrative triptych suggesting the alteration of landscape by the passage of a car through the atmosphere. Source:
Guggenheim.org.
Giacomo Balla: Abstract Speed + Sound (1913-14) and Golden Rectangles