Gioppè Di Bella (1945-2007) - Divisione

An exceptional 1980s kinetic and optical object by Gioppè Di Bella (ZERO & MID Movement Circle) — a historically verified and autographed masterpiece by the Italian master of optical art Gioppè Di Bella (Trapani 1945 – 2007). Created in 1987, this magnificent three-dimensional relief titled "Divisione" perfectly represents the artist’s matureness in aesthetic research on modular geometry and structural spatialism. Artistic conception and Milanese avant-garde, arriving in Milan in the late 1960s, Gioppè Di Bella developed his rigorous mathematical approach by frequently studying icons such as Enrico Castellani and Agostino Bonalumi, and by absorbing the interactive theories of the kinetic MID group. This specific work, "Divisione", diverges from two-dimensional art, transforming punched-out structures and geometric cutouts into active physical spaces, animated exclusively by light and the observer’s movement. Material in stiff punched cardboard, double canvas applied to wood/plywood panel. Three-dimensional relief technique, geometric punching (Programmable Art). The back of the multi-layer support constitutes an impeccable authenticity document, with the artist’s complete autograph documentation. Signed "Di Bella 87" in the upper left corner. Canvas dimensions 50 cm by 50 cm. Studio provenance. Conditions and investment value the structure is preserved in exceptional vintage conditions. The spatial composition is completely intact and clean. This is a secure investment piece, of museum level, by an Italian master of concrete art, whose market is experiencing a strong international reappraisal. Ready to be exhibited in the most prestigious contemporary collections. The lot will be adequately packaged and shipped with affiliated couriers and online traceability. For this lot, shipments outside the European Community are not made.