Lucio Fontana (19 February 1899 – 7 September 1968) was an Italian painter, sculptor and theorist of Argentine birth. He was mostly known as the founder of Spatialism and his ties to Arte Povera.

Born in 1957 in Belgium. He lives and works in Brussels, Belgium. Since 1983 he exhibits in Europe, the US and Asia. From 1990 'till 1993 he has lived and worked in New York.