| Piero Fornasetti: Practical Madness Contributor(s): Mauries, Patrick (Editor), Curzio, Ginevra Quadrio (Contribution by), Fornasetti, Barnaba (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0847847136 ISBN-13: 9780847847136 Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications OUR PRICE: $58.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Design | Product - Design | Furniture - Art | Techniques - General |
| Dewey: 745.409 |
| LCCN: 2015932837 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 7.7" W x 13.2" (3.50 lbs) 292 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An extensive illustrated survey of one of the most inventive design minds of the twentieth century. Combining whimsy and elegance, Piero Fornasetti transformed everyday objects like cups, scarves, and plates into much sought-after works of art with his idiosyncratic motifs, such as the hand, the female face, and luminescent fish. His dazzling pieces of trompe l'oeil furniture, created in collaboration with Gio Ponti, are also highly prized by collectors worldwide. Fornasetti's boundless imagination is celebrated here in a book published to document a major retrospective exhibition at the Mus e des Arts D coratifs in Paris. The first half of the monograph is organized by type and includes Fornasetti's paintings, drawings, and furniture. The second half focuses on favorite themes: his use of trompe l'oeil, architectural drawings, and his variations on the face of a famous operatic beauty. Featuring 400 illustrations covering almost fifty years of a protean and prolific designer and artist like no other, this is a must-have for Fornasetti connoisseurs and anyone interested in design. |