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Giacomo Balla

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Giacomo Balla was an Italian painter, art teacher and poet who lived from 18 July 1871 to 1 March 1958, best known as a key proponent of Futurism. In his paintings he depicted light, movement and speed, and while he was concerned with expressing movement in his works, unlike other leading futurists he was not interested in machines or violence, his works instead tending towards the witty and whimsical. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Italy

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Turin

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    was an Italian painter, art teacher and poet best known as a key proponent of Futurism
  • Article text
    In his paintings, he depicted light, movement and speed. He was concerned with expressing movement in his works, but unlike other leading futurists he was not interested in machines or violence with his works tending towards the witty and whimsical.
  • Practices: Painting, Lead section
    Giacomo Balla (18 July 1871 - 1 March 1958) was an Italian painter, art teacher and poet best known as a key proponent of Futurism. In his paintings, he depicted light, movement and speed.
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