{"id":92877,"date":"2020-10-15T19:29:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T18:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/ecomsite\/?p=92877"},"modified":"2025-10-30T13:39:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T12:39:32","slug":"giacomo-balla-and-the-futurism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/giacomo-balla-and-the-futurism\/","title":{"rendered":"Giacomo Balla and the Futurism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Giacomo Balla <\/b>(Turin 1871-Rome 1958)<\/p>\n<p>Giacomo Balla was born in Turin on 18 July 1871 of Italian parents, Lucia Giannotti and Giovanni, a waiter with a passion for chemistry and photography.<\/p>\n<p>A great self-taught artist, he attended drawing lessons in Turin and a photography workshop.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92843\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92843\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92843 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/7133ADCA-2EA3-4935-9E89-842BEA84D0D0-scaled-e1723395931826-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Biographie Giacomo Balla Italian Artist\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/7133ADCA-2EA3-4935-9E89-842BEA84D0D0-scaled-e1723395931826-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/7133ADCA-2EA3-4935-9E89-842BEA84D0D0-scaled-e1723395931826.jpeg 525w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Giacomo Balla<br \/>Self Portrait 1894<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From 1886 to 1889, Giacomo Balla studies under Giacomo Grosso at the Royal Albertina Academy where he receives a medal for a ing achieved outstanding results.<br \/>\nHe meets several young artists such as: the sculptor Giovanni Allot (Turin 1878 &#8211; 1964), the painters Romolo Bernardi (Barge 1876 \u2013 Turin 1956) e Pilade Bertieri (Turin 1874-1965).<br \/>\nOn 1895 Giacomo Balla arrives in Rome with his mother Lucia.<br \/>\nFor the first year he is a guest of his paternal uncle Gaspare Melchiorre Balla residing at the Quirinale as Keeper of his Majesty the King.<br \/>\nWhen he transfers to Via Piemonte 119, he encounters Alessandro Marcucci (1876 &#8211; 1968), Duilio Cambellotti (Rome 1876 -1960) and Serafino Macchiati, and, he is introduced to Elisa, Alessandro Marcucci\u2019s sister and his future wife.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92822\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92822\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92822 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9C594791-5EB4-4E2C-BE97-96222F6ED965-scaled-e1723395463360-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Biographie Giacomo Balla\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Giacomo Balla<br \/>Landscape 1907<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After <b>a long stay in Paris<\/b> in 1900, guest of the painter Serafino Macchiati, he discovered the applied arts and the work of Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo (Volpedo 1868 &#8211; ivi 1907).<br \/>\nEarly practicing divisionism, <b>he welcomed in his studio many young artists hostile to academism<\/b>, including Gino Severini (Cortona 1883 &#8211; Paris 1966), Umberto Boccioni (Reggio Calabria 1882 &#8211; Verona 1916), and Mario Sironi (Sassari 1885 &#8211; Milan 1961 ).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92834\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92834\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92834 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/49674CFB-E4A8-411C-80AB-AF31EA9622C0-scaled-e1723395797987-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Biographie Giacomo Balla\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Giacomo Giacomo Balla<br \/>Villa Borghese Towers 1905<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the LXXXII Exhibition of the Amatori e Cultori Society, he shows five works: for Il <i>Sentiero<\/i> he receives an award for encouragement of 500 lire from the Ministry of Education.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92825\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92825\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92825 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/C0E6B8BC-65B4-48B6-922B-740CF233612F-scaled-e1723395676499-300x125.jpeg\" alt=\"Biographie Giacomo Balla\" width=\"300\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/C0E6B8BC-65B4-48B6-922B-740CF233612F-scaled-e1723395676499-300x125.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/C0E6B8BC-65B4-48B6-922B-740CF233612F-scaled-e1723395676499-600x250.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/C0E6B8BC-65B4-48B6-922B-740CF233612F-scaled-e1723395676499.jpeg 621w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Giacomo Balla<br \/>May 1905<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the LXXXIII Exhibition of the Amatori e Cultori Society Giacomo Balla presents five portraits, among which his portrait of Virginia Mieli, wife of Major Nathan, excels.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92816\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92816\" style=\"width: 223px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92816 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/6DAA7C8D-D234-4502-9EAF-3F76BF56529A-scaled-e1723395407232-223x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Biographie Giacomo Balla\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/6DAA7C8D-D234-4502-9EAF-3F76BF56529A-scaled-e1723395407232-223x300.jpeg 223w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/6DAA7C8D-D234-4502-9EAF-3F76BF56529A-scaled-e1723395407232.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Giacomo Balla<br \/>Peggy Nathan\u2019s Portrait<br \/>1919<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is also the debut of his students Gino Severini and Umberto Boccioni.<\/p>\n<p><b>He visits the Fifth International Art Exhibition in Venice<\/b>, where he exhibits the <i>Portrait of Ettore Roesler Franz.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>In 1910 at the invitation of his studentsUmberto Boccioni e Gino Severini,<b> Giacomo Balla signed the Manifesto of Futurist Painters<\/b>, togheter with <a href=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/en\/artists\/carlo-carra\/\">Carlo Carr\u00e0<\/a> e Russolo.<\/p>\n<p>On April 11 of the same year he signs Futurist Painting Technical Manifesto at the same time, he exhibits at the Amatori e Cultori Society the majestic triptych <i>Affetti<\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92840\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92840\" style=\"width: 233px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92840 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FF414F16-D787-4446-9B05-5528257972C7-scaled-e1723395908898-233x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Biographie Giacomo Balla Italian Artist\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FF414F16-D787-4446-9B05-5528257972C7-scaled-e1723395908898-233x300.jpeg 233w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FF414F16-D787-4446-9B05-5528257972C7-scaled-e1723395908898.jpeg 525w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Giacomo Balla<br \/>Affetti 1910<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On but while he developed a modern theme, with a divisionist touch, how you can see with the opera <i>Lampada ad arco<\/i>.<br \/>\nIn this period his style is marked by his adherence to the humanitarian principles of socialism.<br \/>\nTogheter with Alessandro Marcucci e Giovanni Cena, he becomes involved in the literacy amongst peasants in the Roman lands: in 1911 he takes part in the Mostra dell\u2019Agro Romano aimed at sensitizing public opinion towards farmers poor life condition. In a real hut designed by Duilio Cambellotti, Giacomo Balla exhibits twelve paintings depicting peasants from Agro Romano and views of Villa Borghese<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92819\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92819\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92819 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FEA1084B-7A1E-402F-9100-75123E6E5FD7-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Biographie Giacomo Balla\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FEA1084B-7A1E-402F-9100-75123E6E5FD7-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FEA1084B-7A1E-402F-9100-75123E6E5FD7-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FEA1084B-7A1E-402F-9100-75123E6E5FD7-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FEA1084B-7A1E-402F-9100-75123E6E5FD7-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FEA1084B-7A1E-402F-9100-75123E6E5FD7-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FEA1084B-7A1E-402F-9100-75123E6E5FD7-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FEA1084B-7A1E-402F-9100-75123E6E5FD7-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FEA1084B-7A1E-402F-9100-75123E6E5FD7-120x90.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FEA1084B-7A1E-402F-9100-75123E6E5FD7-scaled.jpeg 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Giacomo Balla<br \/>Villa Borghese Eucaliptus<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Starting from the observation of cars at full speed, he creates a series of paintings where the graphic synthesis of the kinetic event <b>reaches the abstraction\u00a0<\/b><b>of geometric shapes.<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92831\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92831\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92831 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/77634A3F-8924-4F52-9A47-AFB5E6CABBD8-scaled-e1723395757661-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Biographie Giacomo Balla Italian Artist\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/77634A3F-8924-4F52-9A47-AFB5E6CABBD8-scaled-e1723395757661-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/77634A3F-8924-4F52-9A47-AFB5E6CABBD8-scaled-e1723395757661.jpeg 525w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Giacomo Balla<br \/>Model Betwenn Two Landscapes 1905<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Actually, these crystallize the effects of light and movement.<br \/>\n<b>In 1914, he launched the manifesto The futuristic Male Garment<\/b> and produced his first typographic compositions.<br \/>\n<b>With Fortunato Depero (Fondo 1892 &#8211; Rovereto 1960) he started the creation of kinetic abstract sculptures.<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_94143\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94143\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-94143 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/BF912194-1583-4523-B297-4C2570F97584-scaled-e1722692273475-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Giacomo Balla and the Futurism\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/BF912194-1583-4523-B297-4C2570F97584-scaled-e1722692273475-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/BF912194-1583-4523-B297-4C2570F97584-scaled-e1722692273475.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-94143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parco dei Daini painting signed Giacomo Balla<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 1917, he produced a scenography of abstract volumes and colored lights, for the Stravinsky <i>Fireworks<\/i> that Diaghilev mounted in Rome.<br \/>\n<b>He approached, in the early twenties, the geometric abstraction,<\/b> in the climate of &#8220;mechanical art&#8221; and participates in the exhibitions organized by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (Alessandria d&#8217;Egitto 1876 &#8211; Bellagio 1944).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92846\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92846\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92846 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2AA4ECF6-C805-4CCC-81A7-DADDC3590107-scaled-e1723395958596-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Biographie Giacomo Balla\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2AA4ECF6-C805-4CCC-81A7-DADDC3590107-scaled-e1723395958596-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2AA4ECF6-C805-4CCC-81A7-DADDC3590107-scaled-e1723395958596.jpeg 525w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92846\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Giacomo Balla<br \/>The Mad Woman 1905<br \/>Detail<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Anyway, <b>in 1937, he refused to follow the latter&#8217;s ideological options, and definitively separated from Futurism.<\/b><br \/>\nHe then returns to a figurative painting which takes the opposite of the rhetoric of painters enslaved to 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