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Bruno Munari Sculptures

Italian, 1907-1998
In his prolific career, Bruno Munari was known for various contributions to art, industrial design, film, architecture, art theory, and technology. Munari’s principles and beliefs were built upon his early involvement in the Futurist movement, which he joined at the age of 19 using the pseudonym “Bum.” During the 1930s, Munari began to move towards Constructivism, particularly with his kinetic sculptures, Useless Machines (begun 1933), meant to transform or complicate their surrounding environments. Throughout his career, Munari was captivated by both a sense of whimsy and the manipulation of artificial light. After World War II, Munari also developed radical innovation in graphics, typography, and book publishing, through the latter creating pieces he would call Useless Books.
(Biography provided by Glenda Cinquegrana Art Consulting)
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Creator: Bruno Munari
Steel Cinetic Object "Tetracono SM" by Bruno Munari for Danese Milano
By Bruno Munari
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Steel and aluminium Cinetic Object "Tetracono SM" by Bruno Munari for Danese Milano Paper manufacturer's label to underside ‘Bruno Mari 1965 Tetracono S.M....
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"Flexy" Steel Sculpture by Bruno Munari for Danese, Italy, 1960s
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