Meanwhile in Fascist Italy, Aeropittura: EC

 Across the Atlantic there were different forms of propaganda arising.  Italy, being one of the leaders in art culture at the time, decided to create new radical forms of art to express their respect for their leader.  After Benito Mussolini came to power (as I discussed before) he focused a lot of his leadership into developing aeronautical engineering as a way to express power for Italy.  Italy's air power during the early 20th century was superior to many other countries and became an icon for the Italians.  That, mixed with the recent founding of the Futurist movement from F.T. Marinetti, led to a sub-movement called Aeropitture Futurista, or Aeropainting.  Below are some images from that movement to pay homage to Mussolini.  In both images, Mussolini's head is enlarged, taking up almost the whole painting, giving him a definite sense of hierarchy.  His head is large similar to that of the bust of Constantine in his reign.  The size gives a sense of grandeur and divinity to Mussolini.  Showing him looking over the world as if it was all his.  In the image on the left there are planes surrounding Mussolini as if he was controlling them as he looks over the horizon.  The painting itself is divided into abstract rectangles with a change in hue in each one, a combination between the Cubist style and the dynamic style of Futurism.  On the right, he is laid over a section of the city of Rome.  The main road on his head is the Via delle Impero which leads to the Colosseum.  This road was important to Mussolini and Italy as it was he who put the scheme into order by digging up and revealing all the old Roman ruins of the forums located along this road.  He was also the one who decided to build the road in that location.  Similar to the way Augustus expanded and built roads for the old Roman Empire.  The road also accentuates the Colosseum and it's grandeur.  His plan was to show the many monuments of the Old Roman Empire alongside the new inventions and buildings of the new Modern Empire.  Without Mussolini's actions, the Roman ruins and main tourist spots of Italy would not be what they are today.