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"Inspired by the development of Cubism, the Futurist movement was founded in 1909 by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, along with painters Giacomo Balla. Umberto Boccioni, Carlo Carra, and Gino Severini. The school, which celebrated technology and the mechanical era, was comprised of painters, sculptors, designers, architects, and writers. Motion and machines were two main themes of this movement, which attacked the bastions of establishment and sparked controversy by its glorification of war and show more support of Fascism. Experimenting with movement, and speed, and abstract light and color, the Futurists developed approaches and techniques that were revolutionary at the time, and in retrospect one can see that the Futurists influenced other avant-garde art movements, most notably Russian Constructivism. Artists featured: Giacomo Balla, Umberto Boccioni, Anton Giulio Bragaglia, Carlo Carra, Tullio Crali, Fortunato Depero, Gerardo Dottori, Leonardo Dudreville, Virgilio Marchi, F.T. Marinetti, Enrico Prampolini, Luigi Russolo, Antonio Sant'Elia, Gino Severini. Mario Sironi, Ardengo Soffici."-- show lessTags
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A compilation of the various artists of the Futuristic movement and the ideals and background that each of them had. There are presented in small segments with their artwork included and there is details about specific inspiration as well as historical background and implications. This was a great read!
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- The year 1909 marked a watershed in cultural developments in Italy.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Soffici has divided the name into three parts, making it easy to draw a parallel with the conflicts in which the editors of Lacerba were involved.
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- N6494.F8 M37 2008
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