Futurism:
The Art Movement that Looked to the future and Never Looked Back
Both
of the other two art movements I looked at briefly on my blog are
directly related to games. As this essay can not be related to games,
the only option is the early 1900's futurist movement.
As
stated on my blog, I like futurism because of the fact that I like
industry. I used to sit in history and think about how boring it was
and how it would be more interesting to learn about the future (if
that was possible). The way in which futurism disregards most of the
past and tries to look towards the future is a good way to live. The
only problem is that sometimes you may need to look to the past for
the best inspiration. Even researching futurism is looking into the
past.
Futurist
architecture is great as it throws out all of the old rules of design
and decides on what is new and different. The look of the building is
a key part of futurist architecture, they look aesthetically pleasing
and offer a feeling of industry and effort.
I
guess you could say that I like futurism as I share the same
admirations it possesses. They are technology such as cars,
aeroplanes and other machinery which came around in the early 20th
century. It was a good time to be alive in terms of progress, as many
things changed in the world in the first half of the century, some
for the better, some for the worse.
Futurism
is also interesting as it has so much to talk about. For example,
according to www.futurism.org/
, futurism is a religion in which
scientific endeavours and new technology research are western
cultures biggest goals/priorities. Futurism also had links to fascism
before world war 2 as it shared some of the same ideals.
Futurism
avoided being influenced by the past, and managed to influence other
great art movements of the future. These are: Art Deco,
Constructivism, Surrealism, Dada, Precisionism, Rayonism and
Vorticism.
Key
Research areas:
The
futurists manifesto – this shows what the first people within the
movement thought of it and where the movement started from inside
them. What inspired them. From the words of
F.
T. Marinetti
, one of the founders of futurism.
Wikipedia
for bare bones information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurism
Information
about the religion based on futurism: www.futurism.org/
Futurism
2.0 - A modern look at Futurism:
http://www.futurism2-0.com/
Wikipedia
page on futurist architecture, my favourite aspect of Futurism:
