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// Feu by Niele Toroni, a limited edition offset print from 1990, exemplifies Toroni's conceptual approach and minimalist aesthetic. This artwork combines text and imagery, with the word FEU (meaning fire in French) subtly arranged across a predominantly white section of the print. Above, a dark, abstracted photograph adds a layer of contrast, suggesting a scene or a memory that’s obscured, as if viewed through smoke or haze. Toroni, known for his methodical approach to pattern and repetition, here uses restraint, allowing the viewer to ponder the relationship between text and image, language, and interpretation. This work’s simplicity and ambiguity invite introspection on themes of memory and fleeting moments.

Niele Toroni (Switzerland, 1937) is a Swiss painter renowned for his minimalist approach, characterized by the repetitive application of a no. 50 paintbrush at regular 30 cm intervals on various surfaces. This methodical practice challenges traditional notions of authorship and representation in art.

Niele Toroni

Feu, 1990

Name: Feu, 1990
SKU: 9951

Form

Limited Edition Print

Limited Edition PrintA limited edition print is one of a number of prints made at the same time from one printmaking plate. A fixed number are made and signed by the artist, indicating the printing order, using the format 1/10, meaning first of ten prints.

Medium

Offset Print

Offset PrintOffset lithography is a printing technique where the inked image is first transferred (offset) from a plate to a rubber blanket and then to the printing surface. This method combines the lithographic process, which relies on the repulsion of water and oil, to keep non-printing areas ink-free by attracting a water-based film. Offset lithography was originally developed to reduce costs in reproducing artwork and is widely used for high-volume printing due to its efficiency and ability to produce sharp, consistent images.

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Open edition

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Feu, 1990

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It's not me who leaves imprints; it's a no. 50 paintbrush.
- Niele Toroni

Niele Toroni is a Swiss painter who paints with a style he defines as "Travail-Peinture." He uses brushstrokes made from a no. 50 paintbrush and repeats his strokes at 30 centimeter intervals at a perpendicular angle. Niele Toroni is credited with pioneering the practice of Travail-Peinture and has executed his works on cloth, canvas, gallery walls and floors. All of his markings are distinct; yet referred to as the same. He transforms space by creating a field where formal tensions between uniformity and difference come out. Toroni's method never wavers; he paints free of representation and continues to abide by his own rule- he will paint in autonomy.

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What is conceptual art?

Sometimes referred to as Conceptualism, this is an art form where the idea(s) or concept(s) behind the work take precedence over material concerns and traditional aesthetics. Many conceptual artworks can be created by anyone simply by following written instructions. The concept or idea is the most essential aspect of the artwork.

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Niele Toroni

Feu, 1990

35.5 x 25 cm

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