Futurism And Cubism

2013SU-ARTS-1301-85401 Futurism and Cubism Cubism Cubism is an Avant-grade art movement founded in the early 20th century by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso. The movement revolutionized European art particularly painting and sculpture. The movement inspired similar developments and movements in music, architecture, and literature. Other supporters of Cubism included Albert Gleizes, Juan Gris, Jean Metzinger, Robert Delaunay, Henri Le Fauconnier, and Fernand Lger. Cubism became the most influential art movement in the twentieth century. The term Cubism is associated with a variety of art works and projects produced in France. The main source of influence that led to the establishment of Cubism was the need to represent the third dimension in earlier works by Paul Czanne. Cubist artists analyzed a piece of work, broke it down, and reconstructed it in an abstract format. This gives the audience a chance to view the work from multiple directions. Futurism Futurism was a 19th century artistic and social movement founded in Italy. The movement promoted themes that that had a sense of the future. Futurism themes glorified technology, speed, youth, and violence. Although futurism was an Italian phenomenon, other similar movements were initiated elsewhere in Russia and England. The movement was directly aimed