FUTURISM , LINE and MOVEMENT
What people in 1899 thought the future would bring / Washington Post
Inspired by the lesson of arteascuola.com
The Art Story - Futurism
What people in 1899 thought the future would bring / Washington Post
Inspired by the lesson of arteascuola.com
The Art Story - Futurism
BIG IDEA: Students will create a drawing inspired by movement with watercolor markers and mixed media.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
KEY KNOWLEDGE and UNDERSTANDING:
DESIGN PROCESS (ACTIVITIES) :
TECHNOLOGY THEME CONNECTIONS:
“Can you imagine being so enthusiastic about technology that you name your daughter Propeller?
Today we take most technological advances for granted, but at the turn of the last century, innovations like electricity, x-rays, radio waves, automobiles and airplanes were novel and extremely exciting. Italy lagged Britain, France, Germany, and the United States in the pace of its industrial development. Culturally speaking, the country’s artistic reputation was grounded in Ancient, Renaissance and Baroque art and culture. Simply put, Italy represented the past.
In the early 1900s, a group of young and rebellious Italian writers and artists emerged determined to celebrate industrialization. They were frustrated by Italy’s declining status and believed that the “Machine Age” would result in an entirely new world order and even a renewed consciousness. Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, the ringleader of this group, called the movement Futurism. Its members sought to capture the idea of modernity, the sensations and aesthetics of speed, movement, and industrial development.”
- Smart History presented by Khan Academy
How do I know when I’m finished? (GOALS):
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
- How is it possible to create movement with non-moving objects?
- How might and why can a movement from 1909 -1943 be considered and described as futuristic?
- How might a technological society effect artistic styles?
- How might moving forward affect the history of yesterday? What might be the cause and effect?
- How might not moving forward effect our future?
KEY KNOWLEDGE and UNDERSTANDING:
- Reproduction of the futurism movement using a figure incorporating the method of overlapping sequences and forced lines used by the Futurists artists in their works.
- Study of elements and principles of design; line quality and movement.
- Introduction to the artistic movement futurism: Futurism: Italy, 1908 "In a stylistic expression that integrated some of the techniques of Cubism and Divisionism, the Futurists glorified the energy and speed of modern life together with the dynamism and violence of the new technological society."
- Futurism Artists: Umberto Boccioni, Gino Severini, Carlo Carra
DESIGN PROCESS (ACTIVITIES) :
- Create your manikin template.
- Draw on paper and trace mannequin/figure with colored marker.
- Add the forced lines around the figure to emphasize movement and with a brush and water dilute the color of the markers. The watercolor effect of the colors will give further dynamism to the design.
- Embellish with other designs and materials.
TECHNOLOGY THEME CONNECTIONS:
“Can you imagine being so enthusiastic about technology that you name your daughter Propeller?
Today we take most technological advances for granted, but at the turn of the last century, innovations like electricity, x-rays, radio waves, automobiles and airplanes were novel and extremely exciting. Italy lagged Britain, France, Germany, and the United States in the pace of its industrial development. Culturally speaking, the country’s artistic reputation was grounded in Ancient, Renaissance and Baroque art and culture. Simply put, Italy represented the past.
In the early 1900s, a group of young and rebellious Italian writers and artists emerged determined to celebrate industrialization. They were frustrated by Italy’s declining status and believed that the “Machine Age” would result in an entirely new world order and even a renewed consciousness. Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, the ringleader of this group, called the movement Futurism. Its members sought to capture the idea of modernity, the sensations and aesthetics of speed, movement, and industrial development.”
- Smart History presented by Khan Academy
How do I know when I’m finished? (GOALS):
- Demonstrates good use of line quality
- Demonstrates merging colors
- Demonstrates movement