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Umberto Boccioni
Umberto Boccioni
Umberto Boccioni
Born in Reggio Calabria in 1882, Umberto Boccioni’s first passion was for writing, before he took an interest in painting thanks to his friendship with Gino Severini, Giacomo Balla and Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, the small group of artists and friends who were to give rise to Italian Futurism: a literary, cultural, artistic movement that came to the fore following the publication, in 1909, of the Manifesto of Futurism in the French newspaper Le Figaro.Umberto Boccioni
Born in Reggio Calabria in 1882, Umberto Boccioni’s first passion was for writing, before he took an interest in painting thanks to his friendship with Gino Severini, Giacomo Balla and Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, the small group of artists and friends who were to give rise to Italian Futurism: a literary, cultural, artistic movement that came to the fore following the publication, in 1909, of the Manifesto of Futurism in the French newspaper Le Figaro.
The key characteristics of Futurism, which centred on the ideas of speed, movement, action and transformation, were to accompany Boccioni in his development. He was in favour of Italy’s military intervention in the First World War, in which he was involved as a volunteer. He died in 1916, in Verona’s military hospital, at the age of just 33, after falling from his horse.
The key characteristics of Futurism, which centred on the ideas of speed, movement, action and transformation, were to accompany Boccioni in his development. He was in favour of Italy’s military intervention in the First World War, in which he was involved as a volunteer. He died in 1916, in Verona’s military hospital, at the age of just 33, after falling from his horse.
The artist portrays three women in different stages of life, being his mother Cecilia, his beloved sister Amelia, and the model Ines. Boccioni uses bright lighting to transform the three static figures into a dynamic vortex that creates the emotional bonds between the three women. This aspect, in Boccioni’s view, makes it one of the most representative works of his entire artistic career.
The work is at Gallerie d'Italia - Milano.
The artist portrays three women in different stages of life, being his mother Cecilia, his beloved sister Amelia, and the model Ines. Boccioni uses bright lighting to transform the three static figures into a dynamic vortex that creates the emotional bonds between the three women. This aspect, in Boccioni’s view, makes it one of the most representative works of his entire artistic career.
The work is at Gallerie d'Italia - Milano.