FUTURISM

Futurism

Futurism was an artistic and social movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th century. It emphasized and glorified themes associated with contemporary concepts of the future, including speed, technology, youth and violence, and objects such as the car, the aeroplane and the industrial city. It was largely an Italian phenomenon, though there were parallel movements in Russia, England and elsewhere. The Futurists practiced in every medium of art, including painting, sculpture, ceramics, graphic design, industrial design, interior design, urban design, theatre, film, fashion, textiles, literature, music, architecture and even gastronomy. Key figures of the ...

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futurism

Noun

  1. An early 20th century avant-garde art movement focused on speed, the mechanical, and the modern, which took a deeply antagonistic attitude to traditional artistic conventions; (originated by , among others).
  2. The study and prediction of possible futures.
  3. The Jewish expectation of the messiah in the future rather than recognizing him in the presence of Christ.
  4. Eschatological interpretations associating some Biblical prophecies with future events yet to be fulfilled, including the Second Coming.


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