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What is Futurism?

Futurism, is an art movement from the 20th century. It focuses on speed, energy, and movement.

• This painting is by Giacomo Balla. Called Street Light. It is a good example of a Futurism painting.

http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/f/futurism.html

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We will take a look at two artists and learn about some of their history:

Giacomo Balla:

http://www.my-milano.com/balla.html

Umberto Boccioni:

Umberto Boccioni (Italian painter) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia

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Although Futurism applies to many arts like poetry and dance we will of course be focusing on the visual art.

Your options:

-Painting-Drawing-Sculpture

www.apsu.edu

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Let’s begin by looking at more examples of Futurism artwork.

Artfortune.com Giacomo Balla

Umberto Boccioni

Simplyart.com

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Video with more examples of Futurism.

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Ryan Haecker.Youtube.com

What are some similarities you see in all of the art pieces?

How could you apply some of these to you own art piece?

Let’s start brainstorming:

10 ideas you would like to create. It can be anything;a dog, a house, a car, and so on…

Remember you can choose any of the 3 mediums. -clay-pencils-paint

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How I will be grading your pieces:

Completion 50

Creativity 30

Craftsmanship 10

Attempt at Futurism 10

Total 100

Always ask questions!

Have fun with it and good luck!

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