The life and works of Giacomo Balla, from his apprenticeship in Turin to the great futurist moment.
In the beginning, Giacomo Balla learned his trade in Turin and entered the cruel, painful reality of society's underclass with a penetrating, human eye. Parallel to the themes of suffering and alienation, the artist developed an original style with a wealth of glowing streaks, bold contrasts of light and dark, and daring perspective that constituted a unique and extraordinary model for the futurist generation.
Later, Balla embraced the poetics of futurism and addressed the themes of...