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Unique forms of continuity in space

Umberto Boccioni1913 (cast in 1972)

Kröller-Müller Museum

Kröller-Müller Museum
Otterlo, Nederland

New aesthetic Speed and movement are the main themes of the Italian futurists. They regard the classical marble or bronze sculpture as entirely inappropriate for expressing the modern world and its dynamism. Thus, the aesthetics of traditional art and culture need to be replaced by the ‘new beauty’ of contemporary dynamism and by subjects such as the car, the train, the motorcycle, but also the human figure, on the move. Speed and movement Umberto Boccioni is both a painter and a sculptor. With the sculptures that he makes during his brief lifetime, he proves himself a true futurist. In this powerful sculpture, he attempts to capture the speed and movement of a human figure in a single sculpture. Structure of the action He is interested not only in the depiction of the many stages and moments of a hurrying figure, but also above all in the idea of the movement of a figure in space. ‘Not a unique form, but a unique sculptural rhythm, not the structure of the body, but the structure of the body’s action.’

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  • Titel: Unique forms of continuity in space
  • Maker: Umberto Boccioni
  • Aanmaakdatum: 1913 (cast in 1972)
  • Fysieke afmetingen: 117 x 30,5 x 87,5 cm
  • Original Title: Forme uniche della continuità nello spazio
  • Externe link: https://krollermuller.nl/search-the-collection
  • Materiaal: Bronze
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