Fuochi d'Articio (particolare)
Print
ca.1980 (printed)
ca.1980 (printed)
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Lithograph, Fuochi d'Artificio (particolare), after a stage design by Giacomo Balla, one of a portfolio of nine prints of Balla's theatre designs published under the title Progetti scenici per ‘sintesi futuriste’ 1915/1925 (Set Designs for Futurist Syntheses), with an introduction by Elica Balla, text by Guido Balla, and a one-page authentication of each print signed by Luce and Elica Balla. Edizioni Franca Mancini, Pesaro, ca. 1980.
Giacomo Balla (1871-1958) was a leading figure in the Futurist movement. His work included painting, sculpture and design. Fuochi d'Articio is the Italian title of Diaghilev's Feu d'artifice (Fireworks) for which Balla created the abstract setting and lighting design. This five-minute piece, performed at the Teatro Costanzi, Rome, in 1917, was a ballet without dancers in which brightly coloured geometric shapes were lit from without and within, the lighting responding to Stravinsky's musical score.
This lithograph shows a detail of the setting. The screen print (S.1148-1982) shows the full set and uses different colours.
Giacomo Balla (1871-1958) was a leading figure in the Futurist movement. His work included painting, sculpture and design. Fuochi d'Articio is the Italian title of Diaghilev's Feu d'artifice (Fireworks) for which Balla created the abstract setting and lighting design. This five-minute piece, performed at the Teatro Costanzi, Rome, in 1917, was a ballet without dancers in which brightly coloured geometric shapes were lit from without and within, the lighting responding to Stravinsky's musical score.
This lithograph shows a detail of the setting. The screen print (S.1148-1982) shows the full set and uses different colours.
Object details
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| Title | Fuochi d'Articio (particolare) (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph on wove paper |
| Brief description | Lithograph, Fuochi d'Artificio (particolare), after a stage design by Giacomo Balla (1871-1958), one of a portfolio of nine prints of Balla's theatre designs published under the title Progetti scenici per ‘sintesi futuriste’ 1915/1925 (Set Designs for Futurist Syntheses), with an introduction by Elica Balla, text by Guido Balla, and a one-page authentication of each print signed by Luce and Elica Balla. Edizioni Franca Mancini, Pesaro, ca. 1980 |
| Physical description | Lithograph, Fuochi d'Artificio (particolare), after a stage design by Giacomo Balla. Set design of geometric shapes. Publisher's blind stamp in lower left hand corner. |
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| Copy number | 48 of 150 |
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| Summary | Lithograph, Fuochi d'Artificio (particolare), after a stage design by Giacomo Balla, one of a portfolio of nine prints of Balla's theatre designs published under the title Progetti scenici per ‘sintesi futuriste’ 1915/1925 (Set Designs for Futurist Syntheses), with an introduction by Elica Balla, text by Guido Balla, and a one-page authentication of each print signed by Luce and Elica Balla. Edizioni Franca Mancini, Pesaro, ca. 1980. Giacomo Balla (1871-1958) was a leading figure in the Futurist movement. His work included painting, sculpture and design. Fuochi d'Articio is the Italian title of Diaghilev's Feu d'artifice (Fireworks) for which Balla created the abstract setting and lighting design. This five-minute piece, performed at the Teatro Costanzi, Rome, in 1917, was a ballet without dancers in which brightly coloured geometric shapes were lit from without and within, the lighting responding to Stravinsky's musical score. This lithograph shows a detail of the setting. The screen print (S.1148-1982) shows the full set and uses different colours. |
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| Accession number | S.1149-1982 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2013 |
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