Distruzione della sintassi–immaginazione senza fili–parole in libertà (“Destruction of Syntax–Wireless Imagination–Words-in-Freedom”) is a piece displaying the aspects of the Futurist genre parole in libertà, or “words-in-freedom”, made by Filippo Marinetti in 1913. This work was key in popularizing the new genre, and it was a profound continuation of the Futurist way of straying away from…
Filippo Marinetti created In the Evening, Lying on Her Bed, She Reread the Letter from Her Artilleryman at the Front (Le Soir, couchée dans son lit, elle relisait la lettre de son artilleur au front) in 1917 and it was published in Les Mots en liberté futuristes in 1919. This piece displays parole in libertà,…
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti was an Italian poet, art theorist, and creator of the Futurism movement. He was born in Alexandria, Egypt, on December 22, 1876. Marinetti was educated in Italy, France, Egypt, and Switzerland, and began his career working for an Italian-French magazine company based in Milan, Italy. However, his most famous work, “Manifeste du…
During my summer in Rhode Island, I was able to explore the Providence area, where there were many interesting buildings in the downtown area. Because of the large amount of foot traffic, each building was unique and had quirky features. It was interesting to see modern, newly constructed buildings right next to very old, abandoned…