project 03 :: futurism research

Some iconic pieces of futurist artwork ::

Umberto Boccioni, Unique Forms of Community in Space, 1913

Umberto Boccioni, Elasticity (Eliasticitá), 1912, oil on canvas, 100x100cm 

Giacomo Balla, Dinamisno di un Cane al Guinzaglio (Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash), 1912

Umberto Boccioni, sketch of The City Rises, 1910

Giacomo Balla, Abstract Speed + Sound, 1913-1914

Examples of Futurist typography/words-in-freedom ::

Examples of contemporary interpretations of words-in-freedom ::

Screenshot from Google search that exemplifies "movement" of the movement ::

Fonts used at the time of Futurism :: 

https://www.behance.net/gallery/8711009/-Fonts-used-at-the-time-of-Futurism

• Futura 

• Kabel

• Thunderbird

• Bauhaus

• Bank Gothic

• Goudy

• Didot

• Bernhard

• Hobo

• Souvenir

• Rodchenko

• Eagle

• Trade

• Franklin Gothic

• Perpetua

• City

Other concepts to keep in mind ::

• speed
• technology
• nationalism
• all kinds of mediums
• "the perceived world is in constant movement"
• colors :: red, yellow, green, blue
• "artistic work without an aggressive element cannot be considered art"
• language without syntax to convey emotion; expressive typography 

Helpful links ::

About/Background Info

https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/text/brief-guide-futurism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurism

Words-In-Freedom 

http://exhibitions.guggenheim.org/futurism/words_in_freedom/#0

http://www.mhpbooks.com/words-in-freedom/

Interesting reads 

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/how-futurist-art-inspired-the-design-of-a-bmw-160900416/?no-ist