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Futurism

September 26, 2022


Penetrazioni Dinamiche D'Automobile -
Tato, Guglielmo Sansoni,
Studio, Giacomo Balla, 1913
1936

Fortunato Depero, Skyscrapers and Tunnels (Gratticieli e tunnel), 1930 (detail) Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson
What is
Futurism?
“concern with events and
trends of the future, or which
anticipate the future.”

“An artistic movement


begun in Italy in 1909 that
violently rejected traditional
forms so as to celebrate and
incorporate into art the energy “Abstract Speed + Sound” by Giacomo Balla

and dynamism of modern


technology.”
Differentiating
Factors
Fast Paced
Speed
Movement
Violence
Strong Lines
Shadows
Blurred lines
Machines
Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash, oil on canvas by
Change
Giacomo Balla, 1912
Things to think
Whatconsider?
was going on around
1915?
Do you get positive or negative
“vibes” from the art?
Where does your eye go first?
What do you think the subject
matter is in some of these
paintings?

Marcel Duchamp and CuboFuturism; Nude,


Descending a Staircase
Penetrazioni Dinamiche D'Automobile -
Tato, Guglielmo Sansoni,
Studio, Giacomo Balla, 1913
1936

Fortunato Depero, Skyscrapers and Tunnels (Gratticieli e tunnel), 1930 (detail) Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson
Assignment
Step 1 - Research your favorite 5
Futurism pieces
Step 2- Create 10 Thumbnails
incorporating your favorite
pieces into each other
Step 3- Choose your favorite
thumbnail and sketch it for your
rough sketch
Step 4- Get it approved with me
Giacomo Balla, Street Light (detail), 1910-11. Step 5- Start on the final project of
your final and finish it off with
colored pencils
Schedule
Thursday Friday
Today Wednesday
Listen to lecture and Finish thumbnails. Finish final project. Finish Essay.
start researching.
Do rough draft. Start essay on Turn it in.
Find your favorite 5 Futurism.
Start Final project.
Futurism pieces.
Start sketching 10
thumbnails.
Criteria Meets Expectations Approaching Inadequate
Expectations

Rubric 3
2
1

Time: Time was consistently Time was partially Time was not used
used on the project. spent on project. well.

Quality: Paper is complete and Paper is complete, but The paper is not
explanations go in explanations are complete.
depth. vague.

Accuracy: Student understands Student almost grasps Student does not seem
and can synthesize the concept. to understand content
concept.

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