Futurism Basics
What year did the Futurism movement begin?
when was 1909?
What was the name of Marinetti’s 1912 literary manifesto?
Technical Manifesto of Futurist Literature
What art style did Futurist artists emphasize?
Motion and speed
What political ideology did Futurism align with?
Fascism
Who wrote the Futurist Manifesto?
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
Marinetti wanted to remove what from writing to improve its flow?
Punctuation
What Futurist artwork depicts a cyclist in rapid motion?
Dynamism of a Cyclist (1913) by Umberto Boccioni
Why did many Futurists support Italy’s involvement in WWI?
They saw war as a means of progress
What was one of Futurism’s main goals?
To promote modernization and new technologies in Italian society
Name one of the three sensory elements Marinetti wanted to introduce to literature.
Sound, weight or smell
What did Marinetti mean when he said "there are no categories of images"?
Images should capture rapid motion and not be fixed to a single meaning
What traditional elements did Futurists reject?
Historical and classical artistic values
How did Marinetti view traditional grammar?
He wanted to destroy syntax and place nouns randomly
What was a defining characteristic of Futurist literature?
Nonlinear storytelling
What term did Marinetti use to describe museums?
"Public flophouses"
Why did Marinetti oppose adverbs?
He believed they slowed down writing and reduced directness
How did Futurism influence later artistic movements?
inspired abstract art styles