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This statue Futuristic Man by Umberto Boccioni embraces the Italian Futurists' interest in dynamism. It is an icon of early modern art. In 1912, Boccioni wrote his 'Manifesto technico della scultura futuristica'. He advocated experimenting with the simultaneous use of different materials in dynamic forms, with a focus on the "abstract reconstruction and not the figurative, form-determining meaning of planes and volumes". The bronze figure with the telling title 'Unique forms of continuity in space' (Forme uniche della continuita nello spazio (1913)) reflects his approach to life, as a futurist, which was lively, dynamic and future-oriented. ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Boccioni was born in Reggio di Calabria but left for Rome when he was
18. There the painter Giacomo Balla taught him the neo-impressionist
technique of divisionism: the dynamic use of elementary colours. In
1910, he met the spiritual father of futurism, the writer Marinetti. He
felt drawn to this young, revolutionary movement that advocated a
positive belief in permanent innovation. The world was coming to terms
with the unique possibilities offered by the discovery of electricity
and the invention of photographic material. Artistic had to participate
in this process and not try to create aesthetic and timeless art in
isolation. He had "to express and glorify modern life, which was
continuously and unexpectedly being transformed by the triumphs of
science". Boccioni soon developed into a theoretician and leading
figure of the futurism movement and wrote numerous manifestos. In 1915,
when Italy became embroiled in the First World War, the patriotic
futurists, including Boccioni, joined the army as volunteers. They
regarded the Italian involvement first and foremost as the last step
towards national unification. Military life did not match the
expectations of the highly motivated Boccioni at all. He wrote to a
friend, "I will leave this kind of life with the greatest contempt for
everything that is not art.... Compared to art, all other things
represent nothing more than messing around, a rut, patience and
memories". Five days after writing these words Boccioni died after
having fallen from his horse. This fantastic sculpture from Futurist master
artist Umberto Boccioni is a wonderful replica statue of Boccioni's
original sculpture. It has a dynamic sci-fi appearance that could have
spawned many ideas for future science fiction authors and writers. We
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