Futurism

Futurism, originating in Italy in the early 20th century, was a revolutionary movement that sought to celebrate modern technology and speed. Initiated by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti with his " Futurist Manifesto " in 1909, the movement attracted artists like Umberto Boccioni, Giacomo Balla, and Gino Severini, who explored themes of dynamism and energy. Inspired in part by cubism and the romantic painter J. M. W. Turner and his masterpiece called " Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway ", where modernity is embodied by the railway, and the immediacy of the moment in a dizzying motion. The futurists focused on the representation of movement and simultaneity, influencing later movements like kinetic art and certain aspects of surrealism . Boccioni, with works like "The City Rises," captured the essence of futurism by emphasizing the interaction between the urban environment and speed.