- Academy of Fine Arts of Rome
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia
Umberto Boccioni became the central theorist and most ambitious visual artist of Italian Futurism. After early Divisionist training, he translated the movement’s fascination with speed, urbanization and modern technology into paintings and sculptures that attempt to fuse bodies with surrounding space. His 1912 Technical Manifesto of Futurist Sculpture argued for a sculpture open to environment and movement; he died during military service in 1916.
Painting; sculpture; drawing
Major Works
- 1910The City Rises
- 1911The Street Enters the House
- 1911States of Mind I: The Farewells
- 1911States of Mind II: Those Who Go
- 1911States of Mind III: Those Who Stay
- 1911Visioni simultanee (Simultaneous Visions)
- 1912Development of a Bottle in Space
- 1913Unique Forms of Continuity in Space
- 1913Dynamism of a Cyclist
- 1913Dynamism of a Soccer Player
Interviews & Writing
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