The Futurists admired speed, technology, youth and violence, the car, the airplane and the industrial city, all that represented the technological triumph of humanity over nature, and they were passionate nationalists. They repudiated the cult of the past and all imitation, praised originality, "however daring, however violent”.
Carlo Carrà (February 11, 1881—April 13, 1966) was an italian painter a leading figure of the Futurist movement that flourished in Italy during the beginning of the 20th century. In addition to his many paintings, he wrote a number of books concerning art. He was long a teacher in the city of Milan.
Interventionist Demonstration, 1914 by Carlo Carrà
This composition was inspired by Carrà's sighting of leaflets dropped from an airplane as they fluttered down over the Piazza del Duomo.
what i can see from this image is that Carra is using to some extent the idea of a cubist painters style. the composition starts in the middle and moves outward giving an impression of an explosion, loud noise r sound perhaps.
The Funeral of the Anarchist Galli 1911
The subject of the work is the funeral of Italian anarchistAngelo Galli, killed by police during a general strike in 1904. The Italian State feared that the funeral would become a de facto political demonstration and refused the mourning anarchists entrance into the cemetery itself. When anarchists resisted, the police responded with force and a violent scuffle ensued. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Funeral_of_the_Anarchist_Galli)
in this piece by carra i can see that with just a few colours and paint he embodies so much tension stress and excitement. looking at this painting you get the feeling that something including much contraversy is happening. a fight or violence.
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