Grata nera - fondo giallo e bianco (Grille noire - fond jaune et blanc…

Based on optical effects, the composition becomes a "prison for the eye" with a primordial and mysterious character.

ln the early 1950s, Mario Ballocco made works marked by the recurrent use of grids, instability and an instinctive asymmetry that highlighted complex spatial dynamics. He was interested in the phenomena of visual perception and sought possible applications for his paintings, which paved the way for the developments that prefigured kinetic art, arte programmata and optical art.