The variety of themes in this show renders the eclecticism of Fornasetti's absolute genius: plates from eight different series (three of which complete) all designed and manufactured in the same decade, the 1960s. Modernist themes and the grandiosity of the Italian tradition influenced this artist in some of his most prolific years. Great examples of his iconic plates are presented from the …
The variety of themes in this show renders the eclecticism of Fornasetti's absolute genius: plates from eight different series (three of which complete) all designed and manufactured in the same decade, the 1960s. Modernist themes and the grandiosity of the Italian tradition influenced this artist in some of his most prolific years. Great examples of his iconic plates are presented from the series of the Zodiac Plates, the Spighe Series, and the Great Champions series, which are presented in full. Further examples of Fornasetti's creativity and his attachment to Italian traditions are …
