Artefacts

Il grande nocchiere (Aeropittura del Grande Timoniere)

Artefact Type:

painting

Description:
In this evocative aeropainting by Thayaht, Mussolini is represented as the helmsman of a fantastic ship, surrounded by Fascist symbols like Savoia-Marchetti Catamaran seaplanes and barbed wires. The painting is a classic example of Futurist aeropainting celebrating the myth of the Duce.

Size:
cm 161 x 98,5
Creation Start Date:
1939
Artist:
> Ernesto Michahelles (known as 'Thayaht')
Current Location:
> The Mitchell Wolfson Jr. Collection
Current Location:
> Genoa
Technique:
> Oil on canvas

Tags: Urbanism Monumentalism State art New Man Consensus Collectivity Sacralization Hegemony Totalitarian consent Aesthetic system or apparatus

Themes:

Aeropainting Second Futurism