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1935 Rome, Italy - 1963 Marseille, France. Known for: Minimalist , monochromatic painting.
Francesco Lo Savio (Rome, 1935 - Marseille, 1963), an Italian artist, focused his production in a very limited period of time (1959-63). He began within an informal scope, which he quickly exceeded... Read full biography
Francesco Lo Savio (Rome, 1935 - Marseille, 1963), an Italian artist, focused his production in a very limited period of time (1959-63). He began within an informal scope, which he quickly exceeded in favour of a research aimed at coinciding, anti-illusionistically, the virtual space with real... Read full biography
Francesco Lo Savio (Rome, 1935 - Marseille, 1963), an Italian artist, focused his production in a very limited period of time (1959-63). He began within an informal scope, which he quickly exceeded in favour of a research aimed at coinciding, anti-illusionistically, the virtual space with real space. He then created a series of monochrome paintings, in which the variation of luminosity of colour defined the structure of the surface and placed it in continuity with the environmental space as in... Read full biography
Francesco Lo Savio (Rome, 1935 - Marseille, 1963), an Italian artist, focused his production in a very limited period of time (1959-63). He began within an informal scope, which he quickly exceeded in favour of a research aimed at coinciding, anti-illusionistically, the virtual space with real space. He then created a series of monochrome paintings, in which the variation of luminosity of colour defined the structure of the surface and placed it in continuity with the environmental space as in the Space - Light, and in Filters, focusing on the radiating power of colour and played on the relationships between the basic shapes of square and circle. His investigation into the relationship between form and light was further developed in the... Read full biography
Francesco Lo Savio (Rome, 1935 - Marseille, 1963), an Italian artist, focused his production in a very limited period of time (1959-63). He began within an informal scope, which he quickly exceeded in favour of a research aimed at coinciding, anti-illusionistically, the virtual space with real space. He then created a series of monochrome paintings, in which the variation of luminosity of colour defined the structure of the surface and placed it in continuity with the environmental space as in the Space - Light, and in Filters, focusing on the radiating power of colour and played on the relationships between the basic shapes of square and circle. His investigation into the relationship between form and light was further developed in the three-dimensional Metals (1960), designed to interact with the surrounding space. From the beginning of the 1960s, he began an intense sea... Read full biography
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Francesco Lo Savio (Rome, 1935 - Marseille, 1963), an Italian artist, focused his production in a very limited period of time (1959-63). He began within an informal scope, which he quickly exceeded in favour of a research aimed at coinciding, anti-illusionistically, the virtual space with real space.
He then created a series of monochrome paintings, in which the variation of luminosity of colour defined the structure of the surface and placed it in continuity with the environmental space as in the Space - Light, and in Filters, focusing on the radiating power of colour and played on the relationships between the basic shapes of square and circle.
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