German expressionists adopted futurist elements as ernst ludwig kirchner explored force lines to depict the movement and volatility of crowd scenes and franz marc incorporated them in works such as animal fate 1913 to lend dynamism to a subjective vision. From around 1912 to 1920 futurism had a profound influence on artists and art movements. This was because in italy the weight of past culture was felt as particularly oppressive.
Among modernist movements futurism was exceptionally vehement in its denunciation of the past. On 20 february he published his manifesto of futurism on the front page of the paris newspaper le figaro. Futurism was launched by the italian poet filippo tommaso marinetti in 1909.
Marinetti s technical manifesto of futurist literature inspired by the poet s first flight in an airplane and boccioni s technical manifesto of futurist sculpture. Two 1912 manifestos established the intellectual underpinnings for this new style outside of painting. This style would become emblematic of mature futurism.
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.
Marinetti s manifesto glorified the new technology of the. 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. 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.
