“We shall find the abstract equivalent for all forms & elements in the universe, then we shall combine them in sculptural constructions according to the mood of our inspiration.” InspirationFormUniverseElementsMoodAbstractConstruction Author:Giacomo Balla
“And we [The Futurist artists] must invent dynamic designs to go with them and express them in equally dynamic shapes: triangles, cones, spirals, ellipses, circles, etc.” DesignShapesCirclesEtcSpiralsTrianglesCones Author:Giacomo Balla
“Indeed, all things move, all things run, all things are rapidly changing. A profile is never motionless before our eyes, but it constantly appears and disappears. On account of the persistency of an image upon the retina, moving objects constantly multiply themselves; their form changes like rapid vibrations, in their mad career. Thus a running horse has not four legs, but twenty, and their movements are triangular.” EyeRunningMovingFormCareersFourMovementObjectsAll ThingsAccountsHorseTwentiesMadLegsDisappearRapidsVibrationsProfile Author:Giacomo Balla
“They did not want anything to do with me in Paris and they were right: they have gone much further than I, but I will work and I too will progress.” WantGoneProgressParis Author:Giacomo Balla
