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Giacomo Balla, The ArtistsStreet Lighti
Portrait of Giacomo Balla

Giacomo Balla was an Italian artist born on July 18, 1871. Balla contributed to the Futurist movement and died on March 1, 1958.

Street Light, Giacomo Balla

Street Light 1909 – 1911

Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash, Giacomo Balla

Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash 1912

Speeding Automobile, Giacomo Balla

Speeding Automobile 1912

Paths of Movement + Dynamic Sequences, Giacomo Balla

Paths of Movement + Dynamic Sequences 1913

Abstract Speed + Sound, Giacomo Balla

Abstract Speed + Sound 1913 – 1914

Sculptural Construction of Noise and Speed, Giacomo Balla

Sculptural Construction of Noise and Speed 1914 – 1915

Total fusion in order to reconstruct the universe making it more joyful

The Futurist Reconstruction of the Universe 1915

Spring, Giacomo Balla

Spring 1916

Umberto Boccioni, The ArtistsPortrait of Umberto Boccioni

Umberto Boccioni

Why can’t I stop painting my mother?

1882 – 1916
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, The ArtistsPortrait of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti

A poet creates a church of speed and violence

1876 – 1944
Fortunato Depero, The ArtistsPortrait of Fortunato Depero

Fortunato Depero

The heartbreaking sincerity of genius

1892 – 1960
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Maurice Denis

Sascha Schneider

Giacomo Balla

Emily Carr

Florine Stettheimer

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