<strong>Lucio Fontana</strong> (Rosario de Santa Fé, Argentina, February 19, 1899 – Comabbio, Italy, September 7, 1968) is universally recognized as one of the greatest innovators in <strong>modern and contemporary art</strong>, as well as the founder of the <strong>Spatialism Movement</strong> (Movimento Spazialista). His artistic research radically challenged the traditional two-dimensionality of painting and sculpture, opening the artwork up to new dimensions and concepts of space and time. The son of Luigi Fontana, a sculptor of Italian origin, the artist spent his early years between Argentina and Italy. From a young age, the connection with his father’s sculptural work influenced his vocation. After studying in Italy, which included a diploma in construction surveying and voluntary enlistment during the First World War, Fontana returned to Argentina. A crucial step in his training occurred in 1928, with his return to Milan to enroll at the <strong>Brera Academy of Fine Arts</stro...