Futurism - Transformation




In the 1909, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti created an art futuristic movement. Doing so, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti was lead to commence publishing his own Manifesto’s regarding futurism.

The proposal and purpose of the creation of the Futuristic movement was to celebrate art, the modern industrial world and the progress within technology. 

Since then Futurism grew further and many artist commence showing further interest as the industrialisation swept across Italy. This lead to the expansion of Futurism, leading to a small group of artist's in forming a team to collaborate and experiment with vast futuristic shapes such as, Umberto Boccioni - inspired by speed and the human figure, lead him to the distortion of such shapes, creating a futuristic sculpture. 




Luigi Russolo

The Revolt 1911



Umberto Boccioni

Unique Forms of Continuity in Space 1913

Bibliography


Anon., 2004. TATE. [Online] 

Available at: http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/boccioni-unique-forms-of-continuity-in-space-t01589
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Anon., n.d. TATE. [Online] 

Available at: http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/futurism
[Accessed 12 December 2012].






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