The City Rises by Umberto Boccioni was painted in 1910, it is oil on canvas. Boccioni was perhaps the most significant artist associated with the first wave of Futurist art. The futurists were obsessed with showing speed and movement in art. Basicly this painting screams movement al around it and in it. From the man in the foreground charging to the man next to him with what looks like to be a metal pole of some kind. It captures not only movement in motion, but also the class stuggle of the rich and poor. Also the contrasting bright colours of red and blue define different objects making it appear crowded and chaoti; in a way it looks as it its an angry mob. It is a futurist artwork in which is concerned with the technological process and the energy of the urban environment
Personally I like this painting, for some reason it reminds me of Le Miz. It may be due to the colors used to creat the mob scene of just the idea of an uprising city to fight inequality. WHile this painting does bring movement, it also brings a message of fighting poverty.
Personally I like this painting, for some reason it reminds me of Le Miz. It may be due to the colors used to creat the mob scene of just the idea of an uprising city to fight inequality. WHile this painting does bring movement, it also brings a message of fighting poverty.
Work Cited : The Times Online. (January 12, 2009). Study for The City Rises by Umberto Boccioni (1910).
Didnt we see this in class. I can understand trying to get. Blog done
ReplyDeletehmmm wow looking at this painting i think i begin to understand what life would be like as a small bug, or a perhaps a ferret. simply because i perceive these animals a quite slow and afraid of all things larger then them, so naturally they fear everything. and this painting is quite scary....if your a bug or ferret. and as a ferret i would be horrified if i was present at this situation, i mean look at this painting, there is a massive bull careening through the crowded streets and there is absolutely no sign of any apple slices or peanut butter at all for a ferret to eat.
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