Characterized by “quinte”-type frames made of lacquered wood and in uniform colors, these works represent a hypothesis of spatial figuration where a single-color background, furrowed with holes, is presented as a kind of “sky” framed by a shaped frame. The early “Theaters” refer to abstract forms, although figurative references, particularly to trees, soon take over. The relationship between frame and canvas is also underscored by the color choices, which range from tone-on-tone to more pronounced dichromatism.
Lucio Fontana, Concetto spaziale, Teatrino (Spatial Concept, Little Theatre), 1965, water-based paint and holes on canvas, lacquered wood, 130 x 128 cm [65 TE 10]Lucio Fontana, Concetto spaziale, Teatrino (Spatial Concept, Little Theatre), 1965, water-based paint and holes on canvas, lacquered wood, 110 x 110 cm [65 TE 66]Lucio Fontana, Concetto spaziale, Teatrino (Spatial Concept, Little Theatre), 1965, water-based paint and holes on canvas, lacquered wood, 120 x 111 cm [65 TE 30]Lucio Fontana, Concetto spaziale, Teatrino (Spatial Concept, Little Theatre), 1965, water-based paint and holes on canvas, lacquered wood, 155 X 155 cm [65 TE 71]Lucio Fontana, Concetto spaziale, Teatrino (Spatial Concept, Little Theatre), 1965, water-based paint and holes on canvas, lacquered wood, 110 x 110 cm [65 TE 42]Lucio Fontana, Concetto spaziale, Teatrino (Spatial Concept, Little Theatre), 1965, water-based paint and holes on canvas, lacquered wood, 165 x 165 cm [65 TE 59]
