Marinetti And Marinetti's Futurism As An Art Movement

“No painter can paint well without a thorough knowledge of geometry” (qtd. in Butterfield 27). The Italian Renaissance is famous for its art which includes unique style of painting and sculpting, however, the Renaissance made significant remark on the use of scientific techniques which also can be considered as the influence of classical ideas. Although, classical ideas were not advanced like in the Renaissance, it provided the foundation for the Renaissance to revive it again. The Italian Renaissance transformed the manner of viewing the arts. Before, most people in Italy were bounded by religious thoughts and beliefs. Renaissance helped people to shift their mind and behavior towards the secular ideas, instead of vague ideology like

In order to answer this question it is first important to determine the fraises “pro-war” and “anti-war”. The term “pro-war” describes an attitude in which war is desired, necessary or justifiable. The term “anti-war” describes the opposite; war is viewed as immoral and is generally opposed and condemned. This paper will argue that there are grounds in the book to support both proposition.

The rise of World War I caused millions of casualties and was yet another demonstration of how supposedly civilized nations could be led into a chaotic war of power over lands and people. Since the beginning of civilization, war has been the way of the world. However, with major advances in technology, this idea of war has since become mechanized and deadlier. There is no doubt that the powerful men who lead wars often don’t care to think of nitty gritty of war, to them, rather, it’s a matter of power and legacy. In Remarque’s novel, the particular story of Paul and his comrades is a perfect example of how a generation can be used and manipulated to drive the agenda of power- hungry men. Through Remarque’s own personal experience and unparalleled writing ability, this novel presents many first-hand experiences into the living conditions of soldiers and peoples.

The first Manifesto I read was “The Foundation and Manifesto of Futurism” by Marinetti. Marinetti highlights various concepts behind the futurist movement. Throughout his manifesto he describes old versus new and personifies several places and machines. Like when he spoke of his automobile he said “We approach the the three panting beasts to stroke their burning breasts, full of love and admiration.” (Marinetti 643). He says that finally the old and mystical ideals and myths are far behind them. He portrays these engines as demonic, but however his description sounds he isn’t demonizing technology, he is in fact admiring it. He also encourages people to take these risky leaps of faith. He highlights the point that humans need conflict and revolutions bring out change.

War is always the worst tragedy of mankind in the world. We, as human beings, were experienced two most dolorous wars that were ever happened in our history: World War I and World War II. A young generation actually does not know how much hardship the predecessors, who joined and passed through the wars, undergo. We were taught about just how many people died in the wars, how much damage two participations in the wars suffered or just the general information about the wars. We absolutely do not know about the details, and that’s why we also do not know what the grief-stricken feeling of people joining in the wars really is. But we can somewhat understand that feeling through war novels, which describe the truthfulness of the soldiers’ lives, thoughts, feelings and experiences. All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque, which takes World War I as background, is the great war novel which talks about the German soldiers ' extreme physical and mental stress during the war, and the hopeless of these soldiers about the “future” – the time the war would have ended.

“My conscience told me to run, but some irrational and powerful force was resisting, like a weight pushing me towards war (49).” “I did not want people to think badly of me. Not my parents, not my brother or sister, not even the folks at Gobler Café (49).” These men were stuck between a rock and a hard place, and this was the case in many aspects of war, not

Erich Maria Remarque’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” discusses his view of war from a younger generation's viewpoint. Throughout the novel, Remarque describes in detail what it is like to be a soldier in fighting in the war during World War I. Remarque’s writing views the war as unnecessary, cruel, and evil. The images painted by Remarque demonstrates the horror and sacrifices that soldiers have to make when they enter the war. “All Quiet on the Western Front” is not an open anti-war novel. However, the novel has obvious anti-war themes and many people such as the Nazi party, consider “All Quiet on the Western Front” an anti-war novel. Erich Maria Remarque views of war are apparent in the novel “All Quiet on the Western Front” considering the images and demonstrations of horror that the characters have to survive through as well as, the actual reality of who the true enemies are to the soldiers.

Anti-War is always one of the most popular themes that writers want to address in their works. According to world literature history, the idea of anti-war first appeared in a Chinese poetry collection called the Book of Songs. From that points, writers had different background cultures started to develop their own perspectives towards war and stated them in their own works by varies methods. The following essay will compare and contrast two master anti-war pieces called “What Plants are Not-Faded?” and “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?”

In All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque progressively shows the brutality of war through the eyes of soldiers claiming their innocence, and also the effects of war on the people in the home front . In this essay I will be discussing the effect of war on both the combatants and non combatants in this novel.

The humanization of the enemy also depicted anti-war in that it allowed us to see how leaders in political power could order war and gain all the benefits from winning, yet rarely partook in actual combat or felt the everlasting grief and pain it caused. While on the other hand these young soldiers were the ones who suffered and sacrificed all for no gain. “A word of command has made these silent figures our enemies; a word of command might transform

In both texts, it is important to understand the nature of society prior to the war in 1914 and the importance of raising “War Fever.” War fever and propaganda are used to inspire a nation to admire the idea of war in 1914 and World War One. In these texts we see the romanticizing of warfare and the creation of a specific type of pro-war attitude that is especially stark in “The Storm of Steel”. Essentially, these characteristics are obvious in

It is oftentimes the most difficult route to challenge what is popular in a society, for this struggle commonly leads to social gaps and divisions. In All Quiet on the Western Front, by Remarque, Paul feels this internal struggle as he holds differing ideas from the majority on war. In our society and in Paul’s, glory is given to war and honor falls upon those who have fought in the war. Contrasting, Paul feels that war is barbaric and trusts more and more in this belief as he sees the horrors of World War I from the front lines. As he and his classmates were encouraged to fight in the war by their teacher, Kantorek, Paul explains, “There were thousands of Kantoreks, all of whom were convinced that they were acting for the best” (12). This

In “The Son of Man,” Natalia Ginzburg asserts that while the war did irreparable psychological damage to its survivors, it also gave the young generation enough strength to confront the stark reality of the precarious nature of human existence. Passionately but concisely, through the use of repetitive imagery, fatalistic tone and lack of classic organization, Ginzburg shows how the war changed the world around Man and how Man changed his perception of the world.

Dada, known for it’s chaotic nature, indirect protesting and iconoclasm also evolved into a political movement. Rejection of artistic mastery, defying authority, overprinting, and purposeful mistakes, where all a part of what Tristain Tzara and his contemporaries were trying to succeed. Cubism, Vorticism, Orphism, Purism, and Futurism also came about because of World War I. Heavily influenced by Cubism and it’s shattered glass appearance Futurism was the most politically mind of these five movements. Somewhat akin to Dada in it’s chaotic nature Futurist’s, however, were staunchly pro war and were looking for ways to bring Italy into the present times. Purism, on the other hand, took the collage look of synthetic Cubism and modern abstract style and made

When the new upper class movement, Renaissance, occurred in Italy around the 14th century, a revival of the classical forms originally developed by the ancient Greeks and Romans, an intensified concern with secular life, and interest in humanism and assertion of the importance of the individual began. Thus, artists such as Mosaccio and Giotto depicted art that unlike the Middle Ages, showed emotions, feelings, and bright colors, thus demonstrating the deep concern for naturalism in the society. Other artists during the Italian Renaissance period such as Giovanni Bellini began to express their art through secular and religious themes and ideas that were exhibited through landscapes and portraits. As new styles of