Multidisciplinary artist Fortunato Depero was a minor member of the Italian Futurists who used bold typography and dynamic lines in primary colors across his geometric work in painting, design, and architecture. More than his peers, including Giacomo Balla and Umberto Boccioni, Depero’s work in a range of media collapsed hierarchical barriers between art forms. The artist is celebrated for his architectural designs, which include a fair pavilion for the 1927 Monza Biennale Internazionale delle Arti Decorative that used monumental block letters as walls, and for his still-manufactured designs for Campari, which include the iconic triangular Campari Soda bottle. Inspired by the visual languages of Art Deco and industrialization, Depero created tapestries such as Cavalcata fantastica (Fantastical Ride) (1920), which depicts a mechanized figure riding an imaginary hybrid animal.
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