Cubism and Futurism

2. Reducing the illusion of depth so foreground and background occupy the same pictorial plane.
3. Futurism was closely tied to written manifestos (e.g., Marinetti’s) that outlined the movement’s aggressive rejection of the past and embrace of modern life.
6. Reducing natural forms to basic geometric shapes (cubes, cones, cylinders).
9. A core Futurist value—visual techniques used to convey rapid movement and velocity.
10. A phase of Cubism (c. 1908–1912) focusing on breaking objects into fragmented planes and showing multiple viewpoints simultaneously.
12. Later Cubist phase (c. 1912 onward) that reassembles forms using simpler shapes, brighter colors, and collage elements.
13. Assembling paper, fabric, or other materials onto the surface of a work—widely used in Synthetic Cubism.
14. Representing an object from several angles at once within a single composition.
15. The celebration of cities, industry, and technological progress as subjects and inspirations.

1. Emphasis on movement, energy, and the sensation of speed as central visual themes.
2. The technique of breaking form into flat, angular planes (facets) to represent different perspectives.
4. A Futurist painting movement (c. 1919–1930s) celebrating flight, aerial perspectives, and modern technology.
5. Depicting multiple moments of time or phases of motion within one image.
7. Representing sound or city clamor visually through repeated lines, staccato marks, or overlapping shapes.
8. Splitting visual forms into parts to reconfigure them within the composition.
11. Life compositions were common subjects in Cubist experiments with form and space.