Futurism: the Birth of Modern Art

In the early 20th century, a social movement began that changed the perception of the world, art, technology and modern life. It emphasized and glorified speed, the automobile, the airplane and the industrialized metropolis. Youth, violence and revolution were major themes and its founder, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, promised destruction, war and injustice. Marinetti (22 December … Continue reading Futurism: the Birth of Modern Art