1. FUTURISM

3. Filippo Tommaso Emilio Marinetti
Italian poet
Author of the Futurist manifesto
Supporter of the Fascists
“Art, in fact, can be nothing but violence, cruelty and injustice”

5. Key Principles of the Movement
“DESTROY THE MUSEUMS, THE LIBRARYIES, EVERY TYPE OF ACADEMY” “WE WILL GLORIFY WAR” “WE WANT TO SING THE LOVE OF DANGER, THE HABIT OF ENERGY AND RASHNESS”

6. UMBERTO BOCCIONI GIACAMO BALLA CARLO CARRA GINO SEVERINI
First Members
UMBERTO BOCCIONI GIACAMO BALLA CARLO CARRA GINO SEVERINI

7. These first Futurists wanted to bring art closer to life.
Through art they wanted to re-invent everyday life: from furniture to cuisine.

8. UMBERTO BOCCIONI
The City Rises 1910

9. Unique Forms of Continuity in Space 1913

10. Abstract Speed and Sound 1913-1914
GIACAMO BALLA
Abstract Speed and Sound

11. CARLO CARRA
Patriotic Celebration 1914

12. Coming to an end…
Movement carried on through architecture, fashion and even furniture
Movement began to break apart
Italy entered WW1 in 1915
Movement’s centre shifted from Milan to Rome
Movement stayed active in 1920’s but the energy had passed from it