Abstract Speed
Giacomo Balla, Italian, 1871 - 1958
Date:
1912Medium:
Oil on cream wove paper, mounted on woodDimensions:
Sheet: 5 x 7 inches (12.7 x 17.8 cm)Copyright:
@ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SIAE, RomeCuratorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
2007-46-3Credit Line:
125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift of The Judith Rothschild Foundation, 2007
1912Medium:
Oil on cream wove paper, mounted on woodDimensions:
Sheet: 5 x 7 inches (12.7 x 17.8 cm)Copyright:
@ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SIAE, RomeCuratorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:2007-46-3Credit Line:
125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift of The Judith Rothschild Foundation, 2007
Label:
Balla belonged to the Furturist movement in Italy during the second decade of the twentieth century. The Futurists advocated reform of all aspects of human endeavor--art and architecture, furniture, clothing, and design, even customs and language--through technology and a commitment to the potential achievements of the new machine age. This drawing shows Balla's obsession with dynamism and velocity, which he expressed through abstract forms.
Balla belonged to the Furturist movement in Italy during the second decade of the twentieth century. The Futurists advocated reform of all aspects of human endeavor--art and architecture, furniture, clothing, and design, even customs and language--through technology and a commitment to the potential achievements of the new machine age. This drawing shows Balla's obsession with dynamism and velocity, which he expressed through abstract forms.