futurismo
Abstract Speed
Giacomo Balla, 1913
Oil on canvas (530x750), Private Collection
"And so, faces smeared with good factory muck�plastered with metallic waste, with senseless sweat, with celestial soot�we, bruised, our arms in slings, but unafraid, declared our high intentions to all the living of the earth:"
From The Manifesto of Futurism.
Futurists...arrogant, sexist, cocky young Italian boys. Incredible painters. Everything is nicked from the Bob Osborn's excellent Futurism site.