Study for Noise Forms of a Motorcycle
- Author of the reproduced work: Balla Giacomo
- Caption: 119. Study for Noise Forms of a Motorcycle (1916). Enamel on paper, 26 3/4 x 38 inches. Collection Balla, Rome. Straight horizontal lines represent the "l´impalpabile andamentale", translatable as the "impalpable continuous motion", which, in this case, is actually the trail of the speeding motorcyclist´s body. These are in terwoven with vortexes (produced by the speeding wheels), with curved lines of speed, and with diagonal lines radiating from the handle bars
- Place: Roma
- Year of the work: 1916
- Image typology: painting
- Instalment form
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