futurism

[ fyoo-chuh-riz-uh m ]

/ ˈfyu tʃəˌrɪz əm /

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noun

(sometimes initial capital letter) a style of the fine arts developed originally by a group of Italian artists about 1910 in which forms derived chiefly from cubism were used to represent rapid movement and dynamic motion.

(often initial capital letter) a style of art, literature, music, etc., and a theory of art and life in which violence, power, speed, mechanization or machines, and hostility to the past or to traditional forms of expression were advocated or portrayed.

RELATED WORDS

sci-fi, SF

Nearby words

future value, future-proof, futureless, futures, futures market, futurism, futurist, futuristic, futurity, futurity stakes, futurology

Origin of futurism

From the Italian word futurismo, dating back to 1905–10. See future, -ism

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Examples from the Web for futurism

Futurism became less about predicting the future than pandering to those who sought to maintain an expired past.
Not Much New in Douglas Rushkoff’s Reading of the Future|Jacob Silverman|March 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But futurism and policy stuff was almost absent from her speech.
Elisabeth Murdoch Takes Aim at News Corp.|Peter Jukes|August 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Models walked through water in structural and sheer garments, evoking both an early tribalism and futurism.
Alexander McQueen's 10 Best Shows|The Daily Beast Video|February 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Again, Futurism claims not to paint maladies but their symptoms and results.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning|Willard Huntington Wright

Signor Marinetti, who coined the hideous word, "Futurism," goes still further.
Ivory Apes and Peacocks|James Huneker
With Cubism, Futurism and Vorticism we may be witnessing the beginning of a new tradition.
Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art|John Gould Fletcher
When Futurism blinded the eyes of the younger men he went straight ahead in the path he had chosen.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning|Willard Huntington Wright
Drive this argument a little further and we arrive at Cubism and Futurism.
The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920|Various

British Dictionary definitions for futurism

futurism

/ (ˈfjuːtʃəˌrɪzəm) /

noun

an artistic movement that arose in Italy in 1909 to replace traditional aesthetic values with the characteristics of the machine age

Derived Forms

futurist, noun, adjective

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