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Piero Fornasetti: Practical Madness by Patrick Mauries (Hardcover, 2015)

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Piero Fornasetti was a master of the decorative imagination. His motifs conjure up the illusionism of Arcimboldo, the grand architectural fantasies of Piranesi and Palladio, and something of the wit of Pirandello or even Picasso. Fornasetti's decorations transform furniture, created in collaboration with Gio Ponti, into art objects touched by trompe l'oeil humour. His designs endure in an astonishing variety of forms: chairs, desks, screens, pianos, plates, masks and other objects all present the artist's timeless vocabulary. Fornasetti's endless invention is celebrated here in a book published to coincide with a major retrospective exhibition in Paris. His visual puns and decorative devices are set out in the context of his paintings, little considered until now. Bibliophilia occupies centre stage, with graphic schemes, designs for imaginary libraries and bookcases set in ironic interiors. The book gathers a plentiful array of his famous Themes and Variations, a series of plate designs drawing on over 500 variations on the face of a famous operatic beauty. A full chronology of Fornasetti's life and work accompanies the text.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Thames & Hudson LTD
ISBN-13
9780500239377
eBay Product ID (ePID)
213153257

Product Key Features

Book Title
Piero Fornasetti: Practical Madness
Author
Patrick Mauries
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Number of Pages
288 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
330mm
Item Width
190mm

Additional Product Features

Editor
Patrick Mauries
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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