Il bevitore umberto boccioni biography

Umberto Boccioni was born in Reggio di Calabria (South of Italy) on 19 October 1882 in the family of an official. He received his artistic education in Rome, where he studied from 1898 to 1902. At the same time studied the technique of pointillism from Giacomo Balla.

In late 1906 – early 1907 attended drawing courses at the Academy of fine arts in Venice.

At the beginning of creation, his style was close to that of verismo. Subsequently, Humberto was influenced by cubism. Special influence on Boccioni had Filippo Marinetti – the founder and theoretician of futurism in European literature.

Boccioni adapted the ideas of Filippo Marinetti to the visual art, releasing in 1910 "Technical Manifesto of futurist painting". In the same year, Boccioni became the head and theoretician of futurism in Italian art.

Italian painter and sculptor.

Il bevitore umberto boccioni biography

In 1901, Boccioni, Severini, together with, is engaged in the workshop of John. Scores in Rome, had a great influence on his work. After a stay in Paris