Futurism was an artistic and social movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th century Umberto Boccioni Development of a Bottle in Space 1913 bronze It emphasized and glorified themes associated with contemporary concepts of the future including speed technology yo ID: 292218
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Futurism
was an artistic and social movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th century.
Umberto
Boccioni ~
Development of a Bottle in
Space
, 1913 bronze Slide3
It emphasized and glorified themes associated with contemporary concepts of the future, including speed, technology, youth and violence, and objects such as the car, the airplane and the industrial city.
The Futurists were also
fascinated with movement & the capturing of speed or movements in art. Slide4
Giacomo
Balla
~ Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash
, 1912Slide5
Around 1902,
Balla
adopted the Futurism style, creating a pictorial depiction of light, movement and speed.
In 1910, he began designing and painting Futurist furniture and also created Futurist "anti-neutral" clothing.
In
1914, he also began sculpting and the following year created perhaps his best known sculpture called Boccioni's Fist.Slide6
Dynamic of Boccioni’s Fist
~
Giacomo
Balla
, 1914Slide7
The Futurists practiced in every medium of art
,
including painting, sculpture
, ceramics, graphic design, industrial design, interior design, theatre, film,
fashion
, textiles, literature,
music
,
architecture
and even
gastronomy
(
study
of the stomach aka culinary arts
) Slide8
Cathedral of Brasilia
~ Oscar
Niemeyer
, 1960)Slide9
Futurist architecture
is an
early-20th century form of architecture born in Italy, characterized by anti-historicism, strong
chromaticism, long dynamic lines, suggesting speed, motion, urgency and lyricism.Slide10
Futurism influenced art movements such as Art Deco, Constructivism, Surrealism, Dada.Slide11