Its adherents worked in an eclectic manner borrowing elements from various technical aspects of post impressionism including symbolism and divisionism. Futurism painting techniques unlike many other modern art movements such as impressionism and pointillism futurism did not immediately identify its distinctive style. To some extent futurism influenced the art movements art deco constructivism surrealism dada and to a greater degree precisionism rayonism and vorticism.
Important futurist works included marinetti s manifesto of futurism boccioni s sculpture unique forms of continuity in space and balla s painting abstract speed sound pictured. See more ideas about futurism art italian futurism art. Oct 17 2017 explore t t s board art futurism followed by 169 people on pinterest.
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Futurism was first announced on february 20 1909 when the paris newspaper le figaro published a manifesto by the italian poet and editor filippo tommaso marinetti marinetti coined the word futurism to reflect his goal of discarding the art of the past and celebrating change originality and innovation in culture and society. Chief artists associated with futurism were giacomo balla umberto boccioni gino severini. Futurist painting used elements of neo impressionism and cubism to create compositions that expressed the idea of the dynamism the energy and movement of modern life.
Originally entitled il lavoro work it depicts the construction of milan s new electrical power. The painting combined the brushstrokes and blurred forms of post impressionism with cubism s fractured representations. This pioneering work launched futurism when it was exhibited in milan in the 1911 mostra d arte libera exhibition of free art.
Its key figures were the italians filippo tommaso marinetti umberto boccioni carlo carrà fortunato depero gino severini giacomo balla and luigi russolo. It emphasised speed technology youth violence and objects such as the car the airplane and the industrial city. Futurismo was an artistic and social movement that originated in italy in the early 20th century.
