Balla, Giacomo

1871 - Born on the 24th of July in Turin in the Piedmont region of Italy.

1891 - Decided to study painting at local academies and exhibited several of his early works.

1895 - Balla met and married Elisa Marcucci.

1899 - His work was shown at the Venice Biennale.

1910 - He began designing and painting Futurist furniture and also created Futurist "antineutral" clothing.

1912 - His new style in painting is demonstrated in the work titled Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash.

1914 - He also began sculpting.

1915 - Created his best-known sculpture called Boccioni's Fist.

1958 - Giacomo Balla died in Rome on 1st of March.