About

Franco Fontana has been represented by the Polka gallery since 2023.

"His photographs of geometric landscapes sublimate the bright colors of the fields and the seashores. Franco Fontana broke the codes of his era, when black and white photography was predominant.

His style became established in the 1960s: he turned to shimmering shapes and colours. At first he is interested in the Italian rural areas, then the cities of the United States and the European landscapes, filling his images with only shadows. The great master of photography is exhibited more than 400 times in over 50 museums …