Futurism

an artistic and social movement that originated in Italy in the

early 20th century. It emphasized speed, technology, youth,
violence, and objects such as the car, the airplane, and the
industrial city. Its key figures were the Italians Filippo Tommaso
Marinetti, Umberto Boccioni, Carlo Carrà, Fortunato Depero,
Gino Severini, Giacomo Balla, and Luigi Russolo. It glorified
modernity and aimed to liberate Italy from the weight of its past.
 What are the
characteristics of
Futurism?
 The characteristics of
futurism are a focus on
UNIQUE FORM OF CONTINUITY IN SPACE
the technical progress
of the modern machine
age, dynamism, speed,
energy, vitality and
change.

Ascending
Forms
 What does it mean to
be a Futurist?

 For Futurist artists, the

Dynamism of a Car
aim was to capture the
dynamism and energy
of the modern world in
art. They denounced the
past, instead proposing
an art that celebrated
the industrial and
Primavera Umbria
technological
developments of the
modern age.
 Who created
Futurism?
Carlo Carrà Giacomo Balla
 Futurism was started by
Italian poet Filippo
Tommaso Marinetti,
who wrote the Futurist
Filippo Tomaso
Marinetti
Gino Severini Manifesto. He was soon
joined by the artists
Umberto Boccioni,
Carlo Carrà, Luigi
Russolo, Gino Severini
Umberto Luigi runssolo
and Giacomo Balla.
Boccioni