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| - | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007] | + | '''Futurism''' was a [[20th century]] [[art]] [[Art movement|movement]]. Although a nascent Futurism can be seen surfacing throughout the very early years of the twentieth century, the [[1907]] essay ''Entwurf einer neuen Ästhetik der Tonkunst'' (Sketch of a New Aesthetic of Music) by the [[Italy|Italian]] [[composer]] [[Ferruccio Busoni]] is sometimes claimed as its true jumping-off point. Futurism was a largely [[Italy|Italian]] and [[Russia]]n movement although it also had adherents in other countries. |
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| + | The Futurists explored every medium of art, including [[painting]], [[sculpture]], [[poetry]], [[theatre]], [[music]], [[architecture]] and even [[Cooking|gastronomy]]. The Italian poet [[Filippo Tommaso Marinetti]] was the first among them to produce a [[manifesto]] of their artistic [[philosophy]] in his ''[[Futurist Manifesto|Manifesto of Futurism]]'' ([[1909]]), first released in [[Milan]] and published in the [[France|French]] paper ''[[Le Figaro]]'' ([[February 20]]). Marinetti summed up the major principles of the Futurists, including a passionate loathing of ideas from the past, especially political and artistic traditions. He and others also espoused a love of [[speed]], [[technology]] and [[violence]]. The car, the plane, the industrial town were all legendary for the Futurists, because they represented the technological triumph of man over [[nature]]. | ||
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| + | Marinetti's impassioned polemic immediately attracted the support of the young Milanese [[painter]]s —[[Umberto Boccioni|Boccioni]], [[Carlo Carrà|Carrà]], and [[Luigi Russolo|Russolo]]—who wanted to extend Marinetti's ideas to the [[visual arts]] (Russolo was also a composer, and introduced Futurist ideas into his compositions). The painters [[Giacomo Balla|Balla]] and [[Gino Severini|Severini]] met Marinetti in 1910 and together these artists represented Futurism's first phase. | ||
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| + | The Italian painter and sculptor Umberto Boccioni ([[1882]]-[[1916]]) wrote the ''Manifesto of Futurist Painters'' in [[1910]] in which he vowed: | ||
| + | {{cquote|We will fight with all our might the fanatical, senseless and snobbish religion of the past, a religion encouraged by the vicious existence of museums. We rebel against that spineless worshiping of old canvases, old statues and old bric-a-brac, against everything which is filthy and worm-ridden and corroded by time. We consider the habitual contempt for everything which is young, new and burning with life to be unjust and even criminal.}}[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007] | ||
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Futurism was a 20th century art movement. Although a nascent Futurism can be seen surfacing throughout the very early years of the twentieth century, the 1907 essay Entwurf einer neuen Ästhetik der Tonkunst (Sketch of a New Aesthetic of Music) by the Italian composer Ferruccio Busoni is sometimes claimed as its true jumping-off point. Futurism was a largely Italian and Russian movement although it also had adherents in other countries.
The Futurists explored every medium of art, including painting, sculpture, poetry, theatre, music, architecture and even gastronomy. The Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti was the first among them to produce a manifesto of their artistic philosophy in his Manifesto of Futurism (1909), first released in Milan and published in the French paper Le Figaro (February 20). Marinetti summed up the major principles of the Futurists, including a passionate loathing of ideas from the past, especially political and artistic traditions. He and others also espoused a love of speed, technology and violence. The car, the plane, the industrial town were all legendary for the Futurists, because they represented the technological triumph of man over nature.
Marinetti's impassioned polemic immediately attracted the support of the young Milanese painters —Boccioni, Carrà, and Russolo—who wanted to extend Marinetti's ideas to the visual arts (Russolo was also a composer, and introduced Futurist ideas into his compositions). The painters Balla and Severini met Marinetti in 1910 and together these artists represented Futurism's first phase.
The Italian painter and sculptor Umberto Boccioni (1882-1916) wrote the Manifesto of Futurist Painters in 1910 in which he vowed: Template:Cquote[1] [Apr 2007]
