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Umberto Boccioni’s Futuristic
Title: Umberto Boccioni’s Futuristic
Category: History
Details: Words: 1024 | Pages: 4.4 (approximately 235 words/page)
Umberto Boccioni’s Futuristic
The creative engine of Italy was running low on fuel at the end of the 19th century. The Italians seemed to be still holding on to the pompous arrogance of the times and indulging in self-involvement. There was no other country at this time that was so subjected to the past, paralysed by lack of distinctive ideas, and deprived of a unique cultural identity1. The Italian public was fine with protecting tradition, and following naturalistic …showed first 75 words of 1024 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1024 total…elsewhere in Europe, its significance was more symbolic than materialistic9. The relevance of Bocionni’s work was to show his country the possibilities and excitement of the future and to bring his country view’s into the future as well. In 1911, Boccioni described the essence of his philosophy: “In art we give importance to everything that forgets the past and the present to aspire toward the future. Only becoming…moving forward…has value for us.”10.
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