The fundamentals
of futurist architecture were developed based on the advancement of technology
in modern society. The culture of Italy
was changing with the addition of the car, the bicycle, and many other features
from its second industrial revolution. With these cultural luxuries came the ideals
of speed, mechanizing, and most importantly ‘the future.’ The futurists believed that these ideals led
to a rejection of the past. To seek
inspiration or precedent in the past was a step backwards in the progress of
design. They saw that the world was
advancing and that art and architecture should advance with it. To do so, architecture and art should draw
from the characteristics of the new modern society incorporating and utilizing
scientific advancements as well as new materials. These advancements should add to art and
architecture by bringing it to life dynamically and relieving itself of a
static state. To do so, futurists made
things dynamic and flowing to instill the idea of motion to design. Ideas of motion were discovered in the
everyday life of modern society, from cars, bikes, or trains. Here we have an image from Giacomo Balla, an Italian futurist artist, that depicts that dynamism futurists admired. The swoops are to represent the speed of people flying by in cars, planes, or on bikes. The echoing effect from the red and white swoops depict the combination of speed and sound. Notice the colors pop and appear drastic over the subtle green background that represents nature. It's an interesting piece that shows the dynamism of the machine and their speed versus the static beauty of nature.
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