As a member of Futurism, Giacomo Balla was passionate about technology, youth, violence, and most importantly the use of technology within his artwork. The work of art I am writing about is the Street Light painting of 1910, made by Giacomo Balla. Giacomo Balla, Street Light, c. 1910-11. Oil on canvas, 5ft 9in x 3ft 9in. The Futuristic painting is being held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Where people from all walks of life can view this painting in its monumental size. I ask myself a few questions when looking at this piece. Why a street light? Why alone, well not alone but with no urban background? What made this something to create artwork about. Examining the use of color, shape, and motion as it relates to the implied style of brush strokes within the Giacomo Balla’s Futurism oil painting Street Light (1910-11) I uncover the passion behind an ordinary street lamp. The historical period in which the Futurist movement is started is in a time frame of tensions between the nations. There were several wars that broke out that headed the 20th century and shaped the artwork of the Futurist. They not
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Movement was the number one goal of the Futurist and so it goes without saying that this was his goal in creating works of art. For example, in the piece Street Light, I see movement in the use of motion implied through the style of his brush strokes and the way they are position throughout the piece. The lines are painted as open triangles. The position of the triangles makes evident that they are being used as if they came out of the lamp creating movement. The open triangles vary in size and width and are placed surrounding the lamp that’s situated in the background. The lines also give the artwork a textured feel, as if I could touch the painting I would feel the many brushstrokes used to create this
Movement was the number one goal of the Futurist and so it goes without saying that this was his goal in creating works of art. For example, in the piece Street Light, I see movement in the use of motion implied through the style of his brush strokes and the way they are position throughout the piece. The lines are painted as open triangles. The position of the triangles makes evident that they are being used as if they came out of the lamp creating movement. The open triangles vary in size and width and are placed surrounding the lamp that’s situated in the background. The lines also give the artwork a textured feel, as if I could touch the painting I would feel the many brushstrokes used to create this