Futurism
Creator: Rui Gouveia October 5, 2026What You'll Learn
- Distinguish Futurist techniques of depicting motion and force lines from the static, analytical structures of Cubism
- Analyze seminal artworks and sculptures by Umberto Boccioni, Giacomo Balla, Gino Severini, and Joseph Stella
- Deconstruct the rhetorical strategies of key Futurist manifestos, including Marinetti's founding declarations and Russian Futurist texts
- Trace the movement's interdisciplinary expansion into Luigi Russolo's noise music, typographic experimentation, and performance theater
- Critique the ideological tensions of the movement, evaluating its artistic innovations alongside its glorification of war and ties to Italian fascism
About This Course
In this course, you will investigate Futurism, the radical early 20th-century avant-garde movement that rejected cultural antiquities to glorify machinery, urban energy, and raw speed. You will examine the foundational manifestos launched by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti and study how artists like Umberto Boccioni, Giacomo Balla, and Gino Severini captured motion through radiating force lines and simultaneous perspectives.
Who this is for: This course is designed for students of art history, cultural theorists, and artists looking to deepen their grasp of modernism's most disruptive movements. A basic familiarity with modern European history or foundational 20th-century art concepts is helpful but not required.
Modules
01: Introduction to Futurism
99 min
01: Introduction to Futurism
99 min
Final Quiz
Covers all 1 modules. Pass with 80% or higher to complete the course.
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