Luciano Fabro
Encyclopedia
Luciano Fabro was an Italian
artist associated with the Arte Povera
movement.
, Fabro moved to Milan
in 1959, continuing to live and work there until his death.
The Arte Povera
movement often used unusual materials and unorthodox ideas. His best known works were sculptural reliefs of Italy
made out of glass
, steel
, bronze
, gold
and even soft leather
.
He died on 22 June 2007 in Milan
following a heart attack.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
artist associated with the Arte Povera
Arte Povera
Arte Povera is a modern art movement. The term was introduced in Italy during the period of upheaval at the end of the 1960s, when artists were taking a radical stance. Artists began attacking the values of established institutions of government, industry, and culture, and even questioning whether...
movement.
Life
Born in TurinTurin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, Fabro moved to Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
in 1959, continuing to live and work there until his death.
The Arte Povera
Arte Povera
Arte Povera is a modern art movement. The term was introduced in Italy during the period of upheaval at the end of the 1960s, when artists were taking a radical stance. Artists began attacking the values of established institutions of government, industry, and culture, and even questioning whether...
movement often used unusual materials and unorthodox ideas. His best known works were sculptural reliefs of Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
made out of glass
Glass
Glass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
, steel
Steel
Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...
, bronze
Bronze
Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
, gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
and even soft leather
Leather
Leather is a durable and flexible material created via the tanning of putrescible animal rawhide and skin, primarily cattlehide. It can be produced through different manufacturing processes, ranging from cottage industry to heavy industry.-Forms:...
.
He died on 22 June 2007 in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
following a heart attack.
Sculptures
- Series of works:
- Italie.
- Tautologie.
- Piedi.
- Habitat.
- Attaccapanni.
- Arcobaleni.
- Autunno. On the first anniversary of his death, the 15th Rome Quadriennale15th Rome QuadriennaleThe 15th Rome Quadriennale or XV Rome Quadriennale is an Italian art exhibition held between 19 June and 14 September 2008 at its historical site, the Palazzo delle Esposizioni of Rome, Italy.The exhibition has no thematic restrictions and originates with the aim of...
has been dedicated to the memory of Luciano Fabro: his sculpture Autunno, exhibited for the first time in ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, opens the exhibition in the Sala della Rotonda of Palazzo delle EsposizioniPalazzo delle EsposizioniThe Palazzo delle Esposizioni is a neoclassical exhibition hall, cultural center and museum on Via Nazionale in Rome.Designed by Pio Piacentini, it opened in 1883. It has housed several exhibitions The Palazzo delle Esposizioni is a neoclassical exhibition hall, cultural center and museum on Via...
.
Books
- Letture parallele (1973–75)
- Attaccapanni (1978)
- Regole d'arte (1980)
- Vademecum (1980–1996)
- Arte torna Arte. Lezioni e Conferenze 1981 - 1997 (1999)
- Art body (2006)
Sources
- Luciano Fabro, Lorenzo Canova, Chiara Bertola, Bruno Corà, Daniela Lancioni, Claudio Spadoni. XV Quadriennale di Roma15th Rome QuadriennaleThe 15th Rome Quadriennale or XV Rome Quadriennale is an Italian art exhibition held between 19 June and 14 September 2008 at its historical site, the Palazzo delle Esposizioni of Rome, Italy.The exhibition has no thematic restrictions and originates with the aim of...
. Venezia, Marsilio Editori, 2008. ISBN 8831795325. - Silvia Fabro, Rudi Fuchs. Luciano Fabro - Didactica magna minima moralia. Milano, Electa, 2007. ISBN 978883705781.
- Karl Ruhrberg, Schneckenburger, Fricke, Honnef. Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts. KölnKOLNKOLN, digital channel 10, is the CBS affiliate in Lincoln, Nebraska. It operates a satellite station, KGIN, on digital channel 11 in Grand Island. KGIN repeats all KOLN programming, but airs separate commercials...
Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2000. ISBN 3-8228-6029-8.
External links
- Luciano Fabro - Didactica Magna Minima Moralia at MADRE Museum.
- Luciano Fabro - Profile on «Artfacts.net».
- Luciano Fabro at Museums and Public Art Galleries on «Artcyclopedia».
- Luciano Fabro. Images Gallery on «La Scultura Italiana».
- Artist Luciano Fabro (1936 – 2007) - Artforum