........................................................................ ........................................................................................ ...................................... ......................................... NOME CLASSE DATA COGNOME Boccioni and Futurism A new movement that violently opposed older forms of culture was born during the first decade of the 20th century in Italy. It was known as Futurism. The movement exalted speed and urban modernity and it was best represented in sculpture. This artistic form expressed the dynamism of bodies. WARM-UP ACTIVITY 1 Pair work. Insert the words that can be attributed to the two sculptures in the Venn diagram on the next page. One feature can be used to describe both sculptures. Then write a few lines explaining which one you prefer. bronze paper collage tulle tutu houses in the background real dancing slippers satin ribbon intersecting planes hyperrealistic sculpture copper and iron wooden base impression of speed classical dance pose 1. Edgar Degas, Small Dancer Aged 14, a. 1880-1881, bronze painted in various colours, tulle, satin, h 98 cm, Paris, Musée d Orsay. real hair cardboard multi-material sculpture fusing of forms non-realistic sculpture 2. Umberto Boccioni, Dynamism of a Speeding Horse + Houses, 1914-1915, gouache, oil, wood, cardboard, copper, painted iron, h 112.9 cm, Venice, Peggy Guggenheim Collection.