Emotions of Modernity: the Portrait of Feelings in Umberto Boccioni’s States of Mind I
| dc.contributor.advisor | Caruso, Martina | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Smyth, Carolyn | |
| dc.contributor.author | Savorelli, Eleonora | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-10-03T10:41:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-10-03T10:41:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (B.A. in Art History, Minor in Classical Studies and Entrepreneurship)--John Cabot University, Fall 2018. | |
| dc.description.abstract | In this thesis I will argument the difference that exists between Boccioni’s triptych and his other canvases, as well as the artist’s States of Mind I and the other Futurists’ artistic production: to do so, the three paintings will be examined under the light of several topics and considerations, which will enhance and question the meaning of each of the triptych’s canvas. Moreover, the peculiarity of the paintings will be drawn near to Boccioni’s own uniqueness in the Futurist group, which made him surpass the already marked limits of his avant-garde. The thesis consists of two distinct parts: the first section focuses on the analysis of Umberto Boccioni’s triptych States of Mind I (1911), and on the distance between the triptych and the rest of the Futurist production. Each analysis of the three canvases is linked to and shaped by different and specific themes, including Henri Bergson’s ideas, Gaetano Previati’s production, and Symbolist art, which allow to better understand the artist’s intentions and the messages that are concealed in the canvases. The second part aims at highlighting an aspect of Boccioni’s artistic character: even though imbued with a strong futurist ideology, he maintained a marked anti-Futurist sensibility, which allowed him to analyze his contemporaries’ inner-world with particular care. These main two sections are preceded by a description of the social and political situations that were going on before and during the artistic creation of Umberto Boccioni, as well as the Italian and European artistic production that had an impact on the artist’s production, and in particular on States of Mind I. | |
| dc.format.extent | vi, 77 pages | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Savorelli, Eleonora. "Emotions of Modernity: the Portrait of Feelings in Umberto Boccioni’s States of Mind I". BA Thesis, John Cabot University, Rome, Italy. 2018. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14490/404 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Umberto Boccioni, 1882-1916 | |
| dc.subject | Futurism (Art) | |
| dc.title | Emotions of Modernity: the Portrait of Feelings in Umberto Boccioni’s States of Mind I | |
| dc.type | Thesis |