Born 1892, and inspired largely by the sculptures of Umberto Boccioni, Fortunato Depero became quickly infused with the Futurist Movement of the early 20th Century.
| Art works by Fortunato Depero |
An Extremely Talented and multifaceted artist, with works spanning the realms of painting, sculpture, collage, illustration, set and costume design, typography and advertisement, Depero and other Futurists became mouthpieces for the various changes brought about by new technological and political revolutions of Italy and subsequently the rest of Europe, that defined its character preceding World War I.
After releasing Depero-Dinamo Azari in 1927, a book known for being bound with industrial bolts, his talent for graphic design and advertisement during the mechanical revolution of art, culture and consciousness was clear.
Depero moved to New York in 1928, becoming the first – and only – Italian Futurist to move to the United States. While in the United States he would design front covers for publications such as Vogue, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, as well as designing one of his most iconic campaigns for Italian liqueur producer, Campari.
Depero died in 1960 at the age of 68. These amazing photos show his art works from between the 1910s and 1940s.
| Figures in Capri, 1916 |
| Al Teatro dei Piccoli, Balli-Plastici, 1918 |
| Ritratto di Gilbert Clavel, 1918 |
| “Ritratto di Gilbert Clavel” [Portrait of Gilbert Clavel], 1919 |
| Ciociara, 1919 |
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