❖ Introduction
Futurism was an avant-garde artistic and social movement founded by the Italian writer, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, originated in Italy in the early 20th century. It emphasized and glorified themes related to the modern concepts of the future, including speed, technology, machinery, violence and objects such as cars, airplanes and industrial cities. It was largely an Italian phenomenon, though there were parallel movements in Russia and England.
Futurist ideology influenced all types of art. It began in literature but spread to every medium, including painting, sculpture, industrial design, architecture, cinema and music.
❖ Characteristics
Futurism exalted the dynamism of the modern world, especially in science and technology. It employs techniques of Divisionism, Cubism features, urban subject matters, and depiction of movement. For example; check out Umberto Boccioni's Unique – Forms of Continuity and Space, you will get a pretty good idea about Futurism!
Umberto Boccioni's Unique – Forms of Continuity and Space
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❖ Futurism on DeviantArt
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Many artists of the Futurism movement were fascinated by war at industrial level.
Many of them were volunteer for the first world war and most of the die of this engagement.
I like that movement, I find it interesting. And I find it amusing that I have something like an exposition about it and I go in dA and find this. The art is awesome... Thank you! Both for my work and showing this wonderful art. I love it. Thank you!
Great feature. Always informative
And I'm glad you loved the article
"We want to demolish museums and libraries, fight morality, feminism and all opportunist and utilitarian cowardice."
And what about Dada? Historically, Dada was a much more important movement, not just artistically, but also on the political cultural (and social) levels.