{"title":"Cleto Capponi","description":"\u003cp\u003eOpere di Cleto Capponi in vendita su Venderequadri, da collezioni private e gallerie. Hai un'opera di Cleto Capponi? \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/valuta-la-tua-opera\"\u003eRichiedi la valutazione gratuita\u003c\/a\u003e: risposta entro 48 ore.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cleto-capponi-la-ballerina","title":"Cleto Capponi - The Dancer","description":"\u003cp\u003eCleto Capponi delights us with a sinuous and enveloping bronze sculpture. The artist's aesthetic is Futurist. This stylistic familiarity is evident in the figure's dynamism and the exploration of the relationship between the subject's movement and the space it occupies. These very themes were dear to the great Futurist master Umberto Boccioni, who proclaimed the abolition of the finite line in sculpture in favor of a figure that could connect with the surrounding dimension. Futurism, an avant-garde movement, was founded in 1909 by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, with the first of his \"manifestos\" published in the French magazine Le Figaro that same year. The principles upon which this movement is based are: the abolition of all traditional forms of expression, the construction of a machine-based culture, and the dynamism and speed that should pervade modern life. All of this was embraced by numerous artists who sought to capture progress and movement through painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n \u003cp\u003eThe woman we find tangled in this swirling drape embodies Cleto Capponi's sculptural poetics. A movement converges upward, composing a marvelous distribution of sculptural material. The woman, with her barely sketched expression, seems caught up in the moment. The work's title suggests that it depicts a ballerina in the act of dancing; this skillfully rendered drape fully envelops the figure, perhaps a dynamic representation of a pirouette. The carefully calibrated proportions convey an awareness of the space in which she moves, offering the viewer a moment of visual pleasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n \u003cp\u003eCleto Capponi was born in Ascoli Piceno in 1912. In 1922, at the age of 10, he had the opportunity to visit the \"First Futurist Exhibition within the Provincial Art Exhibition,\" curated by Ivo Pannaggi, at the Palazzo del Convitto Nazionale in Macerata. Cleto Capponi was fascinated by the Futurist aesthetic, which included works by Balla, Boccioni, Depero, Sironi, and Pannaggi himself, with Filippo Tommaso Marinetti in attendance. The young artist achieved fame in 1934 when, in a publication of Il Messaggero, Cleto Capponi created a caricature of the boxer Primo Carnera. From then on, he received important commissions for Il Messaggero and Il Popolo d'Italia. He also held important public commissions, including the \"Monument to the Fisherman\" in 1978 in San Benedetto del Tronto, and the Monument to Sailing in Grottammare in 1985. During his lifetime, he also taught art at the \"G. Leopardi\" State Middle School in Grottammare. He died in 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mentili Cinzia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56219047526786,"sku":"CMEN009","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7065\/3058\/files\/cleto-capponi-tecnica-scultura-bronzo-pezzo-unico-piccolo-catalogo-misure-43x18-base-16x16-titolo-la-ballerina.jpg?v=1768477788"},{"product_id":"cleto-capponi-lerondini","title":"Cleto Capponi - The Swallows","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe sculpture by Cleto Capponi presented here is a classic symbol of the Futurist movement. The work’s descriptive title, “The Swallows,” depicts a flock of swallows flying and soaring high in the sky. We can immediately see how the few elements present serve to represent the intrinsic dynamism of the artistic movement to which Capponi draws. The representation has abstract tendencies, and the subject seems to take a backseat. In fact, the flight of the swallows with this concentric movement becomes the focal point of the painting. Futurism, an avant-garde movement, was founded in 1909 by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, with the first of the “manifestos” published in the French magazine Le Figaro in the same year. The principles on which this movement is based are: the abolition of all traditional forms of expression, the creation of a culture based on machines, and a dynamism and speed that should pervade modern life. All this was embraced by numerous artists who, through painting, sought to capture progress and movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe style shown here reveals certain peculiarities that highlight the artist’s characteristics. Capponi chose ceramics as a medium for his painting and sculpture, primarily as a mere support that provides a smooth, flawless texture to the touch, and for a second purpose: to convey, through its shine, a sense of positivity and dynamism, which are fundamental characteristics of the Futurist movement. The choice of this medium also reflects the artist’s plastic and manual skills, with the aim of creating a dialogue between the subject and the surrounding world. The viewer can rediscover the purity and simplicity from which the Futurist discourse arises. The color palette we can admire is similar to that of other works by the artist, such as the sculpture “Speed.” There are only five colors: light blue, blue, white, black, and light brown. Details are kept to a minimum so as not to distract the viewer from the dynamism the artist seeks to convey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCleto Capponi was born in Ascoli Piceno in 1912. In 1922, at the age of 10, he had the opportunity to visit the “First Futurist Exhibition within the Provincial Art Exhibition,” curated by Ivo Pannaggi at the Palazzo del Convitto Nazionale in Macerata. Cleto Capponi was fascinated by Futurist aesthetics; works by Balla, Boccioni, Depero, Sironi, and Pannaggi himself were on display, as was Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. The young artist gained notoriety in 1934 when, for a publication of the Messaggero, Cleto Capponi created a caricatured portrait of the boxer Primo Carnera. From that point on, he received important commissions for the Messaggero and Popolo d’Italia. Furthermore, he held important public commissions, including the “Monument to the Fisherman” in 1978 in San Benedetto del Tronto, and in 1985, he proposed the Monument to the Sail in Grottammare. During his life, he also taught art at the State Middle School “G. Leopardi” in Grottammare. He died in 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mentili Cinzia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56219047788930,"sku":"CMEN010","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7065\/3058\/files\/cleto-capponi-tecnica-scultura-in-ceramica-misura-24x415x1-titolo-le-rondini-no-certificato.jpg?v=1768477789"},{"product_id":"cleto-capponi-la-voce-del-basso","title":"Cleto Capponi - The Voice of the Bass","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe painting is in full Futurist style, with converging lines that evoke dynamic, rapid movement. The subject is distinctive and difficult to discern, although, as the title suggests, it could be an abstract transposition of a bass, as the black circle in the center suggests, recalling the hole in the bass's body. But one thing is certain: the painting modulates the lines with formal balance. These features illustrate Cleto Capponi's themes, which were dear to the great Futurist masters, from Umberto Boccioni to Carlo Carrà, Luigi Russolo, Giacomo Balla, and Gino Severini. These artists initiated an unprecedented artistic process, proclaiming a pictorial exploration aimed at capturing the dynamism and movement of the portrayed subject. Futurism, an avant-garde movement, was founded in 1909 by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, with the first of his \"manifestos\" published in the French magazine Le Figaro that same year. The principles underlying this movement were: the abolition of all traditional forms of expression, the creation of a machine-based culture, and the dynamism and speed that would permeate modern life. All of this was embraced by numerous artists who sought to capture progress and movement through painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n \u003cp\u003eThe painting's style marks a break with the past; Cleto Capponi's strong pictorial expressiveness is the result of studies of form and line. The representation becomes almost disjointed, as if reality were split, briefly recalling the lesson of Pointillist painting. The color is well-laid with interesting nuances that make the painting structured on different planes, with a stimulating depth of perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n \u003cp\u003eCleto Capponi was born in Ascoli Piceno in 1912. In 1922, at the age of 10, he had the opportunity to visit the \"First Futurist Exhibition within the Provincial Art Exhibition,\" curated by Ivo Pannaggi, at the Palazzo del Convitto Nazionale in Macerata. Cleto Capponi was fascinated by the Futurist aesthetic, which included works by Balla, Boccioni, Depero, Sironi, and Pannaggi himself, with Filippo Tommaso Marinetti in attendance. The young artist achieved fame in 1934 when, in a publication of Il Messaggero, Cleto Capponi created a caricature of the boxer Primo Carnera. From then on, he received important commissions for Il Messaggero and Il Popolo d'Italia. He also held important public commissions, including the \"Monument to the Fisherman\" in 1978 in San Benedetto del Tronto, and the Monument to Sailing in Grottammare in 1985. During his lifetime, he also taught art at the \"G. Leopardi\" State Middle School in Grottammare. He died in 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mentili Cinzia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56219048280450,"sku":"CMEN011","price":3600.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7065\/3058\/files\/cleto-capponi-tecnica-olio-su-tavola-piccolo-catalogo-misure-52x42-titolo-la-voce-del-basso-DIPINTO.jpg?v=1768477790"},{"product_id":"cleto-capponi-lalbero-della-vita","title":"Cleto Capponi - The Tree of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e The sculpture here, by Cleto Capponi, depicts two chimpanzees, specifically a parent holding the infant while it learns to hold itself to the branch of a tree—the tree of life, as envisioned in the work's title. From this detail alone, we can see how the work fully embodies the Futurist concepts of faith in the future and progress. In the same year as Marinetti's publication of the Futurist Manifesto, Cambridge was celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Charles Darwin's masterpiece, which theorized the now-famous theory of evolution, which many saw as a celebratory work of the future, a concept so dear to the Futurist scene. The gesture of the elder helping and supporting the infant is a gesture of hope and faith in the future, a reminder of life as a symbol of optimism for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n \u003cp\u003eCleto Capponi delights us with this ceramic sculpture depicting two chimpanzees in the act of embracing. Although Cleto Capponi's poetics converge with futurist influences, in this case the sculptural representation has a figurative-realistic tendency. The artist's desire to preserve the animals' bodies in a naturalistic manner is particularly notable. Beyond this, we find it sufficient to say that, despite the animals' correct anatomy, they blend in with the branches they rest on. Stylistically, the sculpture is well-crafted with meticulous attention to detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n \u003cp\u003eCleto Capponi was born in Ascoli Piceno in 1912. In 1922, at the age of 10, he had the opportunity to visit the \"First Futurist Exhibition within the Provincial Art Exhibition,\" curated by Ivo Pannaggi, at the Palazzo del Convitto Nazionale in Macerata. Cleto Capponi was fascinated by the Futurist aesthetic, which included works by Balla, Boccioni, Depero, Sironi, and Pannaggi himself, with Filippo Tommaso Marinetti in attendance. The young artist achieved fame in 1934 when, in a publication of Il Messaggero, Cleto Capponi created a caricature of the boxer Primo Carnera. From then on, he received important commissions for Il Messaggero and Il Popolo d'Italia. He also held important public commissions, including the \"Monument to the Fisherman\" in 1978 in San Benedetto del Tronto, and the Monument to Sailing in Grottammare in 1985. 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These themes were dear to the great Futurist masters, from Umberto Boccioni to Carlo Carrà, Luigi Russolo, Giacomo Balla, and Gino Severini, who initiated an unprecedented artistic process, proclaiming a pictorial exploration aimed at capturing the dynamism and movement of the portrayed subject. Futurism, an avant-garde movement, was founded in 1909 by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, with the first of his \"manifestos\" published in the French magazine Le Figaro that same year. The principles upon which this movement was based were the abolition of all traditional forms of expression, the construction of a culture based on machines, and the dynamism and speed that should pervade modern life. All of this was embraced by numerous artists who sought to capture progress and movement through painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n \u003cp\u003eCleto Capponi's choice of medium speaks to the variety of techniques he has employed throughout his artistic career. In this specific case, ceramic becomes an integral part of the artistic process, allowing us to appreciate the artist's skill. The brilliance, an intrinsic characteristic of ceramic, that emerges when observing the work harks back to the Futurist ideal of progress and optimism for the future. The composition is centered on a vanishing point at the center of the ceramic, which draws converging lines toward it, conveying a sense of speed and dynamism that only Futurist painting could convey. The color palette is based on a limited palette, starting with white, which is the foundation but also the most absent color, and culminating in blue, with celestial shades in the background appearing as a contrast to stylized trees and lampposts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n \u003cp\u003eCleto Capponi was born in Ascoli Piceno in 1912. In 1922, at the age of 10, he had the opportunity to visit the \"First Futurist Exhibition within the Provincial Art Exhibition,\" curated by Ivo Pannaggi, at the Palazzo del Convitto Nazionale in Macerata. Cleto Capponi was fascinated by the Futurist aesthetic, which included works by Balla, Boccioni, Depero, Sironi, and Pannaggi himself, with Filippo Tommaso Marinetti in attendance. The young artist achieved fame in 1934 when, in a publication of Il Messaggero, Cleto Capponi created a caricature of the boxer Primo Carnera. From then on, he received important commissions for Il Messaggero and Il Popolo d'Italia. He also held important public commissions, including the \"Monument to the Fisherman\" in 1978 in San Benedetto del Tronto, and the Monument to Sailing in Grottammare in 1985. During his lifetime, he also taught art at the \"G. Leopardi\" State Middle School in Grottammare. 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