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After Cubism the new movement of Futurism emerged in Italy. It was led by Italian poet, Filippo Marinetti (1876-1944). In a 1909 manifesto, Marinetti angrily introduced this new movement. He wanted to have new art that strived to represent 'violence, energy and boldness,' and to be free from the 'tyranny of… harmony and good taste.' (Fichner: 429). They denounced institutions, and felt they were unimportant to culture. This manifesto was published in French on the front page of the Paris newspaper, Le Figaro on Feb. 20, 1909. In Italy copies were made and sent to leaders throughout the country.

Theories:
In theory, Futurist paintings and sculptures were made to glorify life and the, 'unceasingly and violently transformed by victorious science.' (Fichner: 429). In many Futurist works an influence of Cubism can be seen.
The most important term in Futurism is dynamism. It is the theory which says that 'force or energy is the basic principle of all phenomena.' (Fichner: 429)

Umberto Boccioni, a key figure in this movement said:
'Everything moves, everything runs… owing to the persistence of images on the retina, objects in motion are multiplied, distorted, following one another like waves though space.' (Fichner: 429)

Characteristics:
Characteristics of Futurism include irregular, agitated lines that communicate the energy of movement. Futurists wanted to illustrate images in perpetual motion, and many key Futurists were sculptors.
There was a period of Russian Futurism as well, which was lead by Kazimir Malevich. This movement lasted from 1912-1915. Malevich referred to it as 'Cubo-Futurism.'

Key Artist : : Giacomo Balla
Giacomo Balla is a Futurist painter, and he felt"