The world through a Futurist's point of view



Futurism - described as an art movement that went beyond just creativity and spreading the love for art and change together. Futurism went beyond all of that, It believed in the destruction and total ignorance of what was then, what made us evolve, where we learnt from and what we've grown up knowing saying:

IN ORDER TO GROW, WE NEED TO FORGET 
THE PAST AND EVERYTHING 
THAT WAS IN IT.
People in train painting,
 source: pinimg.com
Colour streaks on canvas, source: pinmg.com
Lancers by Gio Severinni
source: cloudfront.net


Horizontal Volumes by Umberto Bocionni
1912, source: wikimedia.org


It became a movement that comprised of recycled ideas and values of other movements that had either died down or still continued. These movements were:

Post Impressionism
Cubism
Divisionism
Pointilism

Headed by an Italian poet by the name of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti with artists Umberto Boccioni, Giacomo Balla, Gino Severini, and Carlo Carrà its inception in 1909 up to the 1920's (thearthistory.org , 2017) challenged everything previous movements had been about.

Publishing a well constructed and detailed vision of their aims and objectives in 1914 a Manifesto titled "The Futurist's Manifesto" in a publication, It helped people understand and appreciate what the movement brought in, allowed, wanted to change and how they were going to change the normal way of thinking.They in the end believed that they should be replaced when the time came where there were no longer aligned with the objectives, or customs that embodied the futurist's vision.

Futurist's Manifesto by Filippo Marinetti, 1914
source: www.lefigaro.fr/medias/


According to ( thearthistory.org, 2017 )Characteristics and Principles of The Futurist's movement were that:

  • They believed in communicating speed, power, force in their artworks
  • Promoted the idea of war as a way of cleansing the earth of its past and rebuilding its future
  • Destruction of museums, artefacts, relics and literature that spoke of or kept the past records because it was seen as "holding back" society and not embracing the future
  • Aligning shapes and objects to resemble a rhythmic feel
  • Use of Chrono-photography that was used to capture time and show the effects of a moving object shot in motion.
  • A love of technology and mechanisation.
  • Use of bright, dim, and sometimes metallic colour pallettes resembling the mood, texture and visual property of the composition.
  • The use of repetition to show movement, metaphorphysis or change with with use of lines, and shapes.

Dubbed futurists the name described what they stood for, believed in and Futurism - meaning "what would the future be like", " We believe in the future " , "we only care about the future".  Filippo believed that Italy had to shake up and revamp its image / and make a fresh and memorable footprint in the World, especially in the world of art and philosophy.


Analysis of Futurist artpiece versus a contemporary artpiece:

Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, Umberto Bocionni
1913, source: tateorg.uk

Futurist artwork

Titled : Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, this bronze sculpture made in 1913 embodied all that futurists stood for. Seen as a melting man/ soldier/ figure walking into a windy storm or shedding its clothes it takes on the meaning of "The Future"

The colour, stature, and shapes that it makes represents the ideas and values of futurists which were stepping into the future and embracing whatever change helped humanity or them grow and evolve into better beings. 

The characteristics are present showing movement in the posture, shapes of the surface on the figure, showing a cyborg almost man who embraces technology with his suit of indescructible armour, repetition and diagonal lines seen in the creases and surface of the sculpture.

Why it works: This sculpture works indeed because it shows a new way or approach to thinking. Challenging the normal representation of anatomy and body parts on a human being it shows a unique way of representing the future and what we still can and will accomplish if we embrace it.



Contemporary Artwork

Ride the machine, 1924 , Otakar Svec
 source :thenewcaferacersociety.blogspot.co.za


Titled : Ride the machine , this sculpture made in 1924 takes a diferent approach in reflecting the futurist's idea of how the world should be.

Even in the Title it dares the onlooker or surveyor to "take the risk" and experience into knowing or engaging in change to embrace the future. It is a much simple representation and the characterstics that show speed, force and boldness into a leap into the future. 

Once you have embraced man and machine together it potrays a better, faster and much more productive way of living. Breaking away form manual (bicycles, and walking) you get to the destination in a better, conventional and forward-thinking way.

Why it works: Its simple, does not have an alternate meaning besides speaking about a faster, more mechanized way of living that makes life much fun and less stressful if only you take the first step to take the challenge.



Reference List

Gio Severini Lancers Painting
Found at:http://d2jv9003bew7ag.cloudfront.net/uploads/Gino-Severini-Lancers.jpg Accessed 28 March 2017

Horizontal Volumes by Umberto Boccioni
Foundat:https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Horizontal_Volumes_by_Umberto_Boccioni%2C_1912.jpg/220px-Horizontal_Volumes_by_Umberto_Boccioni%2C_1912.jpg Accessed 28 March 2017

Key Ideas of Futurism
Found at: http://www.theartstory.org/movement-futurism.htm Accessed on 28 March 2017

Colour streaks on canvas painting
Found at: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/d1/e8/14/d1e8141334a02bd3faec544ad614bd0c.jpg Accessed on 28 March 2017

People in train painting
Found at: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/90/99/80/9099806fb99dafb4fa658ab5a2464de1.jpg Accessed on 28 March 2017


Umberto Bocionni Sculpture
Found at:http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/f/futurism Accessed on 28 March 2017

Futurist's Manifesto by Filippo Marinetti
Found at:http://i.f1g.fr/media/ext/orig/www.lefigaro.fr/medias/2014/06/30/PHO9f9c0828-fde2-11e3-9b15-9b3d35ae48fa-805x453.jpg Accessed on 28 March 2017

Ride the Machine Sculpture
Found at:http://thenewcaferacersociety.blogspot.co.za/2010/02/futurist-sculpture-sunbeam-motorcycle.html Accessed on 28 March 2017

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