Umberto Boccioni

Visual Arts Italy 1882 – 1916 72 quotes

Futurist capturer of dynamic motion in Unique Forms.

Quotes by Umberto Boccioni

Futurism is the art of speed.

Manifesto 1909

We scorn the easy life; we choose the hard path of creation.

Personal reflection 1912

The city is a living organism, pulsating with light and sound.

Technical Manifesto 1910

Sculpture must invade space, not occupy it.

Manifesto of Sculpture 1913

The artist must be a warrior of the spirit.

Speech excerpt 1911

Colors scream and lines clash in the futurist symphony.

Key passage 1910

We glorify the contempt for woman.

Futurist Manifesto 1909

The future is in the hands of the bold.

Letter 1912

Plastic art is the expression of universal forces.

Pittura scultura futuriste 1914

In death, I see the ultimate dynamism.

Last words 1916

Museums are cemeteries of art.

Futurist writings 1910

The soul of the painting is its movement.

Technical Manifesto 1910