Futurism

Taschen Basic Genre

by Sylvia Martin

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 Carr?, 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 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.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, History

96 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Sylvia Martin is composed by various authors.

Reviews

[Jorge · Rating 5 out of 5]

«Nos proporcionan mucho más placer la combinación perfecta de los ruidos de los tranvías, los motores de combustión interna, los automóviles y las masas ajetreadas que el escuchar otra vez la Heroica o la Pastoral por ejemplo […] Disfrutaremos orquestando en espíritu […] los ruidos de la excitación masiva de las estaciones, las acerías, los talleres, las prensas de imprimir, las centrales eléctricas y ferrocarril suburbano. Tampoco deberíamos olvidarnos de los ruidos de la guerra.»

— Luigi Russolo

[Ricardo Alves · Rating 5 out of 5]

Como obra geral de divulgação, dificilmente poderá haver melhor (e já nem falo do preço acessível e do bom papel): uma introdução competentíssima sobre o contexto histórico-cultural, uma cronologia selectiva, análise de cada obra segundo o mesmo critério, com frequentes confrontos com outros espécimes de correntes contemporâneas, recurso a documentação fotográfica. O único senão, no melhor pano, para a ausência de uma linha sequer sobre a autora.
Independentemente das ideias detestáveis de Marinetti (1876-1944), o Futurismo foi um dos mais influentes movimentos de vanguarda artística de há cem anos. O autor do primeiro Manifesto (1909) foi de tal maneira impetuoso e excessivo -- aqui, no melhor sentido --, que dificilmente poderia o Futurismo permanecer para além dele. Aliás, o Futurismo é filho da ciência e da técnica, do deslumbramento dos homens com a revolução que se estava a processar diante dos seus olhos e durante as suas existências, do automóvel ao aeroplano, das máquinas de guerra às criaturas mecânicas proto-robóticas. Dinamismo é uma das palavras-chave; e alguns dos membros do grupo foram artistas totais: da literatura às artes plásticas, do cinema à fotografia, da música à arquitectura e ao design. Com Marinetti surgem outros autores marcantes, entre outros, Giacomo Balla, Carlo Carrà, Luigi Russolo e, especialmente, a meu ver, Umberto Boccioni.

[Jordi Gran · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting essay on a rather off-the-beaten-track artistic movement. Taschen Basic Art Series is usually devoted to singular artists rather than whole -isms, which makes this issue's content slightly different from others. After a medium-length essay on Futurism and its variations, we get spreads for single works, along with thorough explanations of their execution and the ideas behind their creators. Some authors span three or four spreads, while other minor figures get only one chance to shine. It is an interesting book for a first shallow contact with an even more interesting intellectual movement. Obvious links with fascism are not deeply analysed, but some obfuscation on the subject surrounded the original manifestos already, and artists were always a bit ambiguous on matters of politics.

[Tika · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Artù · Rating 5 out of 5]

Il Futurismo rappresenta l’avanguardia per eccellenza.
Questo libro ne ripercorre la storia. Molto bello ed ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo.

[Wayne]

A new exhibition is on at the AGNSW!!!
(That's the Art Gallery of New South Wales to YOU!!!)
Paths to Abstraction.

I started in on it yesterday after attending my 9th Learning Curve Lecture on Cinema's History of the 20th Century.
By the back door!!
That is to say, I was able to enter without a ticket or having seen any of the exhibits by going into the shop so temptingly placed as you exit the show.
And bought two books: Futurism, and Expressionism.
And served by a young woman who was a terrific piece of art herself,
Short hair, very black, parted on the side exactly in the male style, but cropped incredibly short on one side of the part, lips in the reddist of reds and everything else about her falling into place to make ...a complete work of Art!!!!

Hope the book is as good!!!!

[Damion]

A good primer on the movement and the people who made it happen. Lots of time-lines, illustrations, and pictures of the artists.