HE IS…
Biography
Umberto Boccioni was born in Reggio Calabria on
the 19th October 1882.
He spent his childhood Forlì, 73km from Bologna. In
1885 his family was in Genoa and 5 years later they
were in Padova.
He then moved with his father to Catania where he
studied at the Technical Institute until he got a
diploma.
Finished that, he helped with local newspapers and
wrote his first novel,
Pene dell'anima which was not published.
His journey
Art skills
Moved to Rome for his father's work,
Umberto falls in love with one of the two
daughters of Zia Colomba called Sandrina.
In Rome he attended the office of a postermaker where he learns the basic skills of
art. He with Gino Severini
(an Italian paintor),first frequent the office
of Giacomo Balla (a famous paintor). In
1903 Umberto and Gino went to the Free
School of Nude. In 1910 Umberto's first
major artwork was painted: Riot in the
gallery.
Futurism
Futurism was a group of artists that
got together and formed a group. This
started in Italy in the 20th century.
People like Gino Severini, Giacomo
Balla and Carlo Carrà took part in this.
Umberto was part of this group and he
concentrated on the imitation of
movement, speed and technology. Click
on the link below to see some of his
futuristic paintings.
Umberto Boccioni - YouTube
Famous art works
The Street Enter The House.
Year: 1911
Oil on canvas
Riot in the gallery
Year: 1910
Oil on canvas
Moods n.1 The Farewells
Year: 1911
Oil on canvas
Goodbye Umberto
Umberto Boccioni died of an accident on
the 17th August 1916. He fell from his horse
in Chievo during a military practise. His
horse went mad when it saw a tipper
letting Umberto fall off and get trampled.
In his memory a tombstone was built and
placed in a narrow street located in
Verona.
Umberto Boccioni an Italian artist and
Solider.
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