Boccioni, Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, 1912 Bronze cast figure striding forward in a very aggressive way  Seems to be some kind of warrior; wearing a helmet and modern armor that is abstracted through form  Abstraction is done to reflect modernity and interest in speed

Boccioni, Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, 1912

  • Bronze cast figure striding forward in a very aggressive way 
  • Seems to be some kind of warrior; wearing a helmet and modern armor that is abstracted through form 
  • Abstraction is done to reflect modernity and interest in speed
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  1. banyan reblogged this from artwhat and added:
    pretty sure I’ve had a dream about this sculpture once
  2. artwhat posted this

artwhat.

during my first ever survey of western art class, my professor explained the difference between historians and art historians. historians, she said, were interested in old things. art historians, on the other hand, were interested in old things of quality. you don't hang garbage up on the walls of a museum; it has to be substantial and it has to mean something. so here you go; old things, made mostly by dudes long dead, of debatable degrees of quality but always with a constant level of importance. think of this as a deck of flash cards... sans the whole cards part.

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