Back to the Future

Futurism is a style of art that began in the early 1900's. It often resembles cubism. The key to futurist art is that it deals with the future often showing movement, mechanical items, and powerful things.  Below is a picture with a cubist feel that portrays a horse in motion. Below that is a picture of a dog being walked.

" Elasticity (Elasticità), oil on canvas, 100 x 100 cm, Museo del Novecento" by Umberto Boccioni 

Giacomo Balla, 1912, Dinamismo di un Cane al Guinzaglio (Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash), Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Our class began our own movement art inspired by futurism. Here is a link to view several examples of our assignment. 

Website with Assignment Examples

We traced our mannequin with pencil, then traced it with watercolor pencils and colored pencils. The last step is to use a damp brush to "paint" areas to enhance the motion.