Umberto Boccioni Sunday, February 15, 2009
How Long Before No Gonorrhea
Umberto Boccioni 
(Reggio Calabria, Italy, 1882-Verona, id., 1916) Italian painter and sculptor. key figure Italian Futurist movement, was also one of its most prominent theorists. .jpg)
It began in the divisiveness of the hand of Giacomo Balla. After spending some time in Paris, Russia, Padua and Venice, he settled permanently in Milan
and was interested in everything relating to modern industrial society. Influenced by symbolism and expressionism of Munch, and after several meetings with Marinetti, Carrà and Russolo, Boccioni's work was developed from 1910 around two key concepts:
dynamism and simultaneity. Among his works include The town which lies (1910) and The street outside the house, paintings, though formally different, refer to the same subject, the city, which symbolized the futuristic modernity, movement and speed. As for his sculptural activity, which developed parallel to the painting, was a pioneer in the use of new materials such as glass, cement and iron, as well as the use of electricity. Postpress
THE FUTURE OF
This Italian artist was short-lived and somewhat agitated. During his childhood, place of residence changed relatively frequency until in 1901, aged 18, arrives in Rome. And that's where it starts to take shape the artistic personality
Umberto Boccioni (1882-1916). Although
had previously shown interest in the painting will be in the city where his vocation is channeled permanently. They made contact with other young painters interested in renewing the Italian art world. Years later he traveled to Paris, travels to Russia some time and also visit to Germany. Umberto Boccioni
: "The Grand Canal of Venice" (1907). Verona (Italy).
On his return to Italy Boccioni is based in Milan and decided to devote himself to painting. Hasta ese momento, en torno a 1907/08, su pintura puede encuadrarse dentro de l
as corrientes postimpresionistas y sus temas son, hasta cierto punto, los que pueden esperarse de un pintor tradicional: paisajes, marinas, vistas urbanas, etc. Incluso podemos apreciar en esos temas algunos ecos del simbolismo.
Pero en 1909, todo va a cambiar para nuestro pintor: ese año el escritor Tommaso Marinetti publica su “manifiesto futurista” y Boccioni se adhiere al movimiento, de modo que, un año después es uno de los firmantes del primer “manifiesto de los pintores futuristas“, en el que se afirma algo tan rotundo como que “la confeccion de cuadros ha sido hasta hoy estupidamente tradicional“.
Umberto Boccioni, "The Charge of the Lancers" (1916). Milan. Boccioni
just happened to form part of one of the most interesting avant-garde of the early twentieth century. Not only that, but it can be considered the true leader of the group, which plays an important role by organizing exhibitions in Italian cities as some of the major capitals of Europe. Moreover,
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It began in the divisiveness of the hand of Giacomo Balla. After spending some time in Paris, Russia, Padua and Venice, he settled permanently in Milan and was interested in everything relating to modern industrial society. Influenced by symbolism and expressionism of Munch, and after several meetings with Marinetti, Carrà and Russolo, Boccioni's work was developed from 1910 around two key concepts:
dynamism and simultaneity. Among his works include The town which lies (1910) and The street outside the house, paintings, though formally different, refer to the same subject, the city, which symbolized the futuristic modernity, movement and speed. As for his sculptural activity, which developed parallel to the painting, was a pioneer in the use of new materials such as glass, cement and iron, as well as the use of electricity. Postpress THE FUTURE OF
This Italian artist was short-lived and somewhat agitated. During his childhood, place of residence changed relatively frequency until in 1901, aged 18, arrives in Rome. And that's where it starts to take shape the artistic personality
Umberto Boccioni (1882-1916). Although
had previously shown interest in the painting will be in the city where his vocation is channeled permanently. They made contact with other young painters interested in renewing the Italian art world. Years later he traveled to Paris, travels to Russia some time and also visit to Germany. Umberto Boccioni
: "The Grand Canal of Venice" (1907). Verona (Italy).
On his return to Italy Boccioni is based in Milan and decided to devote himself to painting. Hasta ese momento, en torno a 1907/08, su pintura puede encuadrarse dentro de l
as corrientes postimpresionistas y sus temas son, hasta cierto punto, los que pueden esperarse de un pintor tradicional: paisajes, marinas, vistas urbanas, etc. Incluso podemos apreciar en esos temas algunos ecos del simbolismo. Pero en 1909, todo va a cambiar para nuestro pintor: ese año el escritor Tommaso Marinetti publica su “manifiesto futurista” y Boccioni se adhiere al movimiento, de modo que, un año después es uno de los firmantes del primer “manifiesto de los pintores futuristas“, en el que se afirma algo tan rotundo como que “la confeccion de cuadros ha sido hasta hoy estupidamente tradicional“.
Umberto Boccioni, "The Charge of the Lancers" (1916). Milan. Boccioni
just happened to form part of one of the most interesting avant-garde of the early twentieth century. Not only that, but it can be considered the true leader of the group, which plays an important role by organizing exhibitions in Italian cities as some of the major capitals of Europe. Moreover,
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