▁Pier o ▁Man z oni ▁founded ▁the ▁Milan ▁gallery ▁Az im ut ▁and ▁the ▁affili ated ▁journal ▁“ Az im uth ,” ▁organ izing ▁international ▁exhib itions ▁and ▁publishing ▁ess ays ▁that ▁opposed ▁the ▁dominant ▁art ▁movements ▁in ▁Europe ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁They ▁wanted ▁to ▁announ ce ▁that , ▁although ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁then ▁prominent ▁movements ▁of ▁Abstract ▁Expression ism ▁and ▁Art ▁Inform el ▁at ▁the ▁beginning , ▁they ▁were ▁now ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁but ▁still ▁radical ▁place . ▁They ▁discussed ▁the ▁beg inn ings ▁and ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁Art ▁inform el ▁and ▁put ▁forward ▁a ▁new ▁objective ▁language ▁with ▁the ▁presentation ▁of ▁works ▁by ▁Robert ▁R aus chen berg , ▁Jas per ▁Joh ns , ▁Y ves ▁Klein , ▁Lu cio ▁Font ana ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁Ang olare ▁series ▁The ▁Ang olare ▁( “ Ang ular ” ) ▁series ▁consists ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁painted ▁works ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 0 - 1 9 6 5 ▁for ▁which ▁Cast ell ani ▁fabric ated ▁corner - sh aped ▁arm atures ▁that ▁imp ose ▁con ca ve ▁and ▁convex ▁curv atures ▁on ▁the ▁canvas , ▁yield ing ▁subt ly ▁dis orient ing ▁per cept ual ▁and ▁spatial ▁effects . ▁ ▁Sp az io ▁Amb iente ▁Mov ing ▁beyond ▁the ▁spatial ly ▁suggest ive ▁quality ▁of ▁his ▁Ang olare ▁series , ▁Cast ell ani ▁produced ▁his ▁first ▁environment ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁Cal led ▁the ▁Amb iente ▁Bian co ▁( “ White ▁Environment ” ),