The document provides an overview of several early 20th century art movements including Futurism, Vorticism, Cubo-Futurism, Suprematism, Constructivism, Dada, and Die Neue Sachlichkeit. It lists important artists associated with each movement such as Giacomo Balla, Umberto Boccioni, Percy Wyndham Lewis, Kazimir Malevich, El Lissitzky, Marcel Duchamp, George Grosz, and Otto Dix. Each movement rejected traditional aesthetics and embraced new technological and industrial elements in their artistic works.
9. “While the impressionists
make a table to give one
particular moment and
subordinate the life of the
table to its resemblance to
this moment, we synthesize
every moment (time, place,
form, color-tone) and thus
build the table.”
Umberto Boccioni
15. “If the world would only build
temples to Machinery in the
abstract then everything
would be perfect. The painter
and sculptor would have
plenty to do, and could, in
complete peace and suitably
honored, pursue their trade
without further trouble.”
Percy Wyndham Lewis