The exhibition opens Thursday, December 2 from Lorenzelli Arts is a tribute to a great master of the landscape of geometric / concrete, a protagonist of the Second World War, Günter Fruhtrunk through a wide selection, approximately 50 works created over many different media: paintings, tables and iron made by the artist from the Fifties and the end of the seventies. Gallery has always followed closely the work and artistic development of Fruhtrunk, presenting the artist's personal five years.
The show opens with "5 Kreiss u. violettes Quadrat "1956 and" Weisse Positionen "of 1957/59, works of fundamental importance for the subsequent production of the artist. To continue "Zwei kleine large zwei Reihen", 1965, belonging to the same set of work that set out in the exhibition "The Responsive Eye" at MOMA in New York. Finally, a large number of paintings that represent a complete assessment of the production's best-known Fruhtrunk, some of them on metal with fluorescent colors while anticipating a group of painters who will work thereafter, on the other make her instantly recognizable symbol.
Bavarian German, a pupil of Fernand Léger and Hans Arp, friend, among others, Willi Baumeister, Max Bill, Julius Bissier and Arturo Bonfanti, Fruhtrunk has developed a personal language of form and concrete construction during the parable of his art, he carried to the extreme possibilities of color. Ben proves that this show, crossing about thirty years of activity, offers a comprehensive overview of the artist, always appreciated, but still unknown to the general public. Precursor of a language is still very present and that has inspired a great number of artists that he must a lot.
Final event of the year, which marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Gallery, the exhibition takes place in that part of the program which is in the rediscovery of artists little known to the general public, does not follow fashion but anticipating the market.
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The exhibition opening will be Thursday December 2nd at Lorenzelli Arts and is a tribute to Günter Fruhtrunk, an artist of great quality in the world of abstract / concrete geometry in the period after the Second World War. The works shown in the exhibition, around 50 works on canvas, metal table and produced Were Between the end of the Fifties and the Seventies. The gallery has always Closely Followed Fruhtrunk's work and artistic development and has organized 5 personal exhibitions.
The exhibition opens with “5 Kreiss u. violettes Quadrat” from 1956 and “Weisse Positionen” from 1957/59, that were fundamentally important works for the following production of the artist. Continuing with “Zwei kleine zwei grosse Reihen” from 1965 from the same series which has been shown in the exhibition “The responsive eye” at the MOMA in New York. And last but not least a couple of works that represent the most well known works of Fruhtrunk, some on metal with fluorescent colours that have been an example for many artists, and is a clear recognizable signature of his art.
As a German Bavarian, student of Hans Arp and Fernand Léger, friend of Willi Baumeister, Max Bill, Julius Bissier and Arturo Bonfanti, Fruhtrunk developed a very personalized, constructive and concrete language of forms. In the course of his artistic career, he has brought to the extreme the possibilities of colour. It is well shown in this exhibition that, through thirty years of activity, he offers a comprehensive view on his artistic path. He was a predecessor of a language that even today is very present and he has inspired a large group of artists that owe him a lot.
This is the final event for this year in which we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the gallery. The exhibition is set as part of the programme that consists of the re-discovery of artists that are less well known to the large public, not following the trends But Anticipating the market.
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