Art Yr09 Sum1 Flashcards
1.1 Futurism
Futurism was a mostly European art and social movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th Century.
1.2 Futurism emphasised …
… speed, technology, youth, violence and objects such as the car, the airplane, and the industrial city.
2.1
The early 20th Century was a time of great social and technological upheaval.
2.2
Mass industrialisation and the horrors of the First World War had thrown normal social systems up in the air and everything was in turmoil.
2.3
People began to question the authority of Church & State.
3.2 Fascism
Far-right, authoritarian led by a dictatorial power.
3.3 Communism
Controlled social organization in which all property is owned by the community.
3.4 Anarchism
The removal of all government and organisation.
4.1 Futurist art emphasised …
… the dynamism, speed, energy, and power of the machine and the vitality, change and restlessness of modern life.
4.2 Futurist art was …
… mostly abstract and employed geometric shapes, textures and gradients.
5.1 The Futurists were famous for …
… publishing a manifesto. A manifesto is a document outlining a group’s intentions and beliefs. Political parties release a manifesto during elections.
5.2 The Futurist manifesto …
… highlighted the group’s fascination with industry and war.
5.3
“We want to sing the love of danger, the habit of energy and rashness.”
5.4
“We declare that the splendour of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. A racing automobile with its bonnet adorned with great tubes like serpents with explosive breath … a roaring motor car which seems to run on machine-gun fire, is more beautiful than the Victory of Samothrace.”
5.5
“We want to glorify war - the only cure for the world - militarism, patriotism, the destructive gesture of the anarchists, the beautiful ideas which kill’’.
