Iridescent Interpenetration () is the title of several artworks and studies in a series by Italian Futurist painter Giacomo Balla, created between 1912 and 1914, which feature intersecting triangles and other geometric patterns in kaleidoscopic color.
In Iridescent Interpenetration, Balla attempts to separate the experience of light from the perception of objects as such, in an approach he had experimented with in Welcome to Düsseldorf. The works suggest an extension of the pictured surface beyond the borders of the frame.
The earliest known study in the series was on a postcard which Balla mailed to his friend and student Gino Galli on November 21, 1912. He referred to the images as ('spectrum' or 'rainbow').
Works in the series include:
Title Year Dimensions Material Gallery References Iridescent Interpenetration No. 1 1912 oil and wax crayon on canvas Lydia Winston Malbin Collection Compenetrazione iridiscente n. 4 – studio della luce(Iridescent Interpenetration No. 4 – Study of light) 1912 or 1913 oil and pencil on paper Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin, Italy Iridescent Interpenetration No.5 – Eucalyptus 1914 oil on canvas Iridescent Interpenetration No. 7 1912 oil on canvas Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin, Italy Iridescent Interpenetration 1913 Iridescent Compenetration 1913 watercolor on paper private collection Compenetrazione iridescente n. 13(Iridescent Interpenetration No.13) 1914 Study for Compenetrazione iridiscente 1912 pencil and watercolor on paper Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin, Italy Study for Compenetrazione iridiscente (dai Taccuini di Düsseldorf)(Iridescent interpenetration [from the Düsseldorf notebooks]) 1912 pencil and watercolor on paper Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin, Italy Study for Compenetrazione iridiscente n. 2 (Iridescent Interpenetration no. 2) 1912 pencil and watercolor on paper Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin, Italy
See also List of works by Giacomo Balla
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