Umberto boccioni paintings states of mind

Umberto Boccioni (1882-1916) met the painter Giacomo Balla in 1901, who introduced him to French divisionist painting. It was in his studio that he met the painter Gino Severini. In 1907, he moved to Milan.

On February 20, 1909 Marinetti published the « Manifesto of Futurism » in the Figaro newspaper, which set out the main ideas of this new literary movement.

Umberto boccioni paintings states of mind

The text was quickly translated into Italian and aroused the enthusiasm of the young Boccioni. A year later, in 1910, he signed, together with the painters Carra, Russolo and Severini, « The Manifesto of the Futurist painters ».

In 1911 Boccioni went to Paris where he discovered Cubism. It was on his return that he painted a series of three paintings, entitled « States of mind ».

With this series, Boccioni treats the theme of separation in three different moments.

In « The farewells », Boccioni evokes, through a ta