Fortunato Depero
*30. 3. 1892 – Fondo, Italy
†29. 11. 1960 – Rovereto, Italy
Biography
Fortunato Depero was an Italian futurist painter, writer, sculptor, and graphic designer. His first encounter with futurism took place in 1913 when, during a trip to Florence, he came across a copy of the newspaper Lacerba, in which he read an article written by one of the founders of this movement – Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. Depero took it as inspiration and in 1914 moved to Rome, where he met another futurist, Giacomo Balla. Together, they wrote the manifesto "Futurist Reconstruction of the Universe" in 1915, which built on the ideas of other futurists and expanded them. In the same year, he also engaged in set design and costume design for ballet performances. In 1919, he founded the "House of Futurist Art" in Rovereto, which specialized in producing toys, tapestries, and furniture in the spirit of futurism. In 1925, he represented the futurists at the International Exhibition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts. In 1928, he moved to New York, where he worked as a costume designer and graphic artist (covers for MovieMaker, The New Yorker, and Vogue). He returned to Italy in 1930. Despite the decline of the futurist movement in the 1930s and 1940s, Depero continued his artistic activity. Due to problems with European authorities after the end of World War II, Depero decided to return to New York in 1947, but he did not receive a warm welcome there either. From the winter of 1947 to October 1949, Depero lived in a cottage in New Milford (Connecticut). He devoted this time to rest and mainly to his long-term plan of opening a museum. Fortunato Depero died in Rovereto, where he returned and opened the only Italian museum dedicated to futurism Galleria Museo Depero in August 1959.
Fortunato Depero was an Italian futurist painter, writer, sculptor, and graphic designer. His first encounter with futurism took place in 1913 when, during a trip to Florence, he came across a copy of the newspaper Lacerba, in which he read an article written by one of the founders of this movement – Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. Depero took it as inspiration and in 1914 moved to Rome, where he met another futurist, Giacomo Balla. Together, they wrote the manifesto "Futurist Reconstruction of the Universe" in 1915, which built on the ideas of other futurists and expanded them. In the same year, he also engaged in set design and costume design for ballet performances. In 1919, he founded the "House of Futurist Art" in Rovereto, which specialized in producing toys, tapestries, and furniture in the spirit of futurism. In 1925, he represented the futurists at the International Exhibition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts. In 1928, he moved to New York, where he worked as a costume designer and graphic artist (covers for MovieMaker, The New Yorker, and Vogue). He returned to Italy in 1930. Despite the decline of the futurist movement in the 1930s and 1940s, Depero continued his artistic activity. Due to problems with European authorities after the end of World War II, Depero decided to return to New York in 1947, but he did not receive a warm welcome there either. From the winter of 1947 to October 1949, Depero lived in a cottage in New Milford (Connecticut). He devoted this time to rest and mainly to his long-term plan of opening a museum. Fortunato Depero died in Rovereto, where he returned and opened the only Italian museum dedicated to futurism Galleria Museo Depero in August 1959.
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