Welcome again to the newest installment of Art Terms of the week. This week we have Futurism and the Golden Age of Illustration.

Futurism

Futurism was founded in 1909 in Italy. The period lasted until around 1914. Futurism was a modernist movement which highlighted the technology of the time. Machines and Motion were heavy themes in this art. It was largely inspired by the development of Cubism. It sang the praises of new technology, aeroplanes and the mass media – but it also exalted war and colonialism.

Many of its leaders, such as Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, later became outspoken supporters of fascism.

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (founder) was joined by painters Umberto Boccioni and Gino Severini among others.

The Golden Age of Illustration

The Golden Age of Illustration 1880s - 1920s -"was a period of unprecedented excellence in book and magazine illustration. It developed from advances in technology permitting accurate and inexpensive reproduction of art, combined with a voracious public demand for new graphic art."
 
American illustration of this period was specialized bu Howard Pyle and carried on by his students. Some of which were Maxfield Parrish, Frank Schoonover and Edwin Austin Abbey.


Adapted from Artcyclopedia


Nathan Gibbs