{"product_id":"9783836545945","title":"Fontana","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eTearing Things Up\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe radical gestures of Lucio Fontana\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eLucio Fontana\u003c\/b\u003e (1899–1968) was an Italian sculptor, painter, and ceramicist, regarded as the \u003cb\u003efather of Spatialism\u003c\/b\u003e, a \u003cb\u003emidcentury modern movement\u003c\/b\u003e that linked artistic experimentation with scientific principles and theories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDebuting in Milan, Fontana settled in Paris in the mid-1930s, where he joined the Abstraction-Création group and created expressionist sculptures in ceramic and bronze. He later moved to Argentina, where he developed his \u003cb\u003ehighly influential \u003ci\u003eTechnical Manifesto of Spatialism\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e, a modernist marvel, characteristic of postwar innovation and fueled by a forward-looking \u003cb\u003esynthesis of art, technology, and science\u003c\/b\u003e. With Spatialism, the artist sought to \u003cb\u003eproject color and form into spaces\u003c\/b\u003e, most famously in his minimally ripped or slashed canvases, such as his extensive \u003ci\u003eSpatial Concept Waiting\u003c\/i\u003e series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis dependable artist introduction follows Fontana on his personal and artistic journey to explore the evolution of his pioneering ideas as well as their \u003cb\u003eremarkable legacy on conceptual and performance art\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the series:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEach book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series features:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e a concise biography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taschen America, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035710308592,"sku":"9783836545945","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783836545945_p0.jpg?v=1763759754","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783836545945","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}