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BRUNO MUNARI 1907 - 1998
USELESS MACHINE, 1984
dedication, signature and date in pencil.
total edition: 50 + XV copies.
Plura Editions, Milan.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Alberto Fiz, Homage to Bruno Munari, Milan, Éditions Mazzotta, 1999, p.105
"Bruno Munari - Maria Montessori. Touching Beauty," catalog published on the occasion of the exhibition at the Omero Museum in Ancona, Corraini editions, 2020
EXPOSURE:
Anthological exhibition, Chiostri dei Benedettini - Reggio Emilia curated by Alberto Fiz, 2000 (other copy).
Technique: Multiple screen-printed Arches cardboard, rope, wood and burnished iron
Measurements: 253.0 x 72.0 cm
dedication (to Paola), signature and date in pencil.
Bruno Munari was one of the greatest protagonists of art, design and graphics of the 20th century."[1] He made fundamental contributions in different fields of visual (painting, sculpture, cinematography, industrial design, graphic design) and non-visual (writing, poetry, didactics) expression with multifaceted research on the theme of movement, light and the development of creativity and imagination in childhood through play. Bruno Munari is a Leonardesque figure, among the most important figures of the Italian twentieth century.
- Creator:Bruno Munari (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 99.61 in (253 cm)Width: 28.35 in (72 cm)Depth: 11.82 in (30 cm)
- Style:Kinetic (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:1980-1989
- Date of Manufacture:1984
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Vigevano, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU8862239100782
Bruno Munari
In his prolific career, Bruno Munari was known for various contributions to art, industrial design, film, architecture, art theory, and technology. Munari’s principles and beliefs were built upon his early involvement in the Futurist movement, which he joined at the age of 19 using the pseudonym “Bum.” During the 1930s, Munari began to move towards Constructivism, particularly with his kinetic sculptures, Useless Machines (begun 1933), meant to transform or complicate their surrounding environments. Throughout his career, Munari was captivated by both a sense of whimsy and the manipulation of artificial light. After World War II, Munari also developed radical innovation in graphics, typography, and book publishing, through the latter creating pieces he would call Useless Books.
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