Pessimism and Optimism

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• Author of the reproduced work: Balla Giacomo
• Caption: 193. Pessimism and Optimism (1923). Oil on canvas, 17 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches. Private collection, Rome. Symbolizing the forces of good and evil at work in the universe, this painting was considered by Balla to be the summation of Futurist visual ideals. In abstract terms, it expresses his theories concerning line, space and interpenetration, in perfect equilibrium. Evil forces are painted black (the absence of light), angular, hostile, prismatic, and irregular in rhythm. Good forces are blue, regular in rhythm and wheeling continually to ward off the insidious attacks of evil
• Place: Roma
• Year of the work: 1923
• Image typology: painting
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