What Is the Futurist Movement?
Founder The Futurist movement began in the early twentieth century with founding member, Italian Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. Marinetti stated that art can and will be “nothing but violence, cruelty and injustice” (see Resources). Ideals The Futurist movement denounced anything from the past, turning their attention to technology and the future, along with the repression of nature and man’s triumph over nature. The Futurist Movement in Art Paintings and sculptures done with the futurist ideals in mind tend to be chaotic and unclear, the figures and paintings giving the impression of speed, violence and insanity. Cooking the Futurist Way Marinetti laid out guidelines for the ideal futurist meal, a series of stringent dos and don’ts. Included in these guidelines were ideas that there should be no use of the knife or fork, foods should be sculpted to be as pleasing to the eye as they are to the mouth, perfumes and scents should be used as accents to the taste, and questionable conversations
