1. FUTURISM BY: PATSY SANDOVAL 1

2. What is Futurism? Futurism, is an art movement from the 20 th century. It focuses on speed, energy, and movement. This painting is by Giacomo Balla. Called Street Light. It is a good example of a Futurism painting. http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/f/f uturism.html 2

3. We will take a look at two artists and learn about some of their history: Giacomo Balla: http://www.my-milano.com/balla.html Umberto Boccioni: Umberto Boccioni (Italian painter) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia 3

4. Although Futurism applies to many arts like poetry and dance we will of course be focusing on the visual art. Your options: -Painting -Drawing -Sculpture www.apsu.edu 4

5. Let’s begin by looking at more examples of Futurism artwork. Artfortune.com Giacomo BallaUmberto Boccioni Simplyart.com 5

6. Video with more examples of Futurism. 6 Ryan Haecker. Youtube.com

7. What are some similarities you see in all of the art pieces? How could you apply some of these to you own art piece? Let’s start brainstorming: 10 ideas you would like to create. It can be anything; a dog, a house, a car, and so on… Remember you can choose any of the 3 mediums. -clay -pencils -paint 7

8. How I will be grading your pieces: Completion50 Creativity30 Craftsmanship10 Attempt at Futurism10 Total100 Always ask questions! Have fun with it and good luck! 8