Grand Canal of Venice by Umberto Boccioni
Novel of a Seamstress by Umberto Boccioni
While visiting exhibits we were able to see some amazing works of art that really inspired and brought together the ideas of futurism with many colors and talents from many artists. Two that really stood out to me was Novel of a Seamstress and Grand Canal of Venice by Umberto Boccioni. Both of these amazing works done with oil on canvas and done beautifully. I had never seen such detail done with oil paints before and to allow for such depth and shadow to appear in this work. Umberto Boccioni himself focused his energy on working during the futurism movement and creating pieces from this time. However, I felt the strongest connection with these portraits that were created earlier in his life in Italy where he pushed for portraits, mainly of his mother and landscapes of the beautiful scenery. I felt a deep connection with these portraits even though they aren’t too closely related to his more intense work done during the futurism movement which focused more on abstract shapes and designs. I felt that this was remarkable in its own right and deserved to be recognized as an astounding piece.