Futurism was an artistic and literary movement, which originated in Italy from the hand of the poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti at the beginning of the 20th century, after having written the name "Manifeste du Futurisme" that was published in a prestigious newspaper in Europe like Le Figaro. This movement was predominant in Italy and France where the artists of these countries were equated with fascism, Futurism declined with the arrival of the First World War, despite this it was retaken by Dadaism, among its main objectives were the eradicate traditional art and instead make a representation of the daily life of life, not to mention the devotion to machines.
Futurism introduced certain aspects in different areas, such as literature, where it proposed that language remain open to changes, in addition to the incorporation of new terminologies related to modernity, it was also characterized by rejecting traditional elements of styles like the romantic. It also promoted certain opinions that had been discarded by literary movements, some of them were the speed and power of the machines. On the other hand, there are those who relate Futurism to the fascism practiced by Mussolini, which has given rise to various controversies among experts in this area.
Art for its part tried to capture the real movement, for which the speed possessed by the elements in movement in space was highlighted, in art it had great influences by other movements such as abstractionism and cubism. Generally his sculptures represented machines, such as trains or other objects that had some type of movement, patriotism and war were also sources of inspiration. In architecture, the use of innovative materials and new technologies created during the 20th century, such as glass, metal, concrete, etc., was implemented, standing out for breaking the schemes of traditional architecture, applying elliptical and oblique lines.
This trend is of great importance not only for the changes it implemented but also for the creation of an aesthetic from the foundations, which helped to innovate in techniques and principles of art, changes that can still be appreciated today.
