futurism (redirected from Futurism (art))

fu·tur·ism  (fych-rzm)

n.

1. A belief that the meaning of life and one's personal fulfillment lie in the future and not in the present or past.

2. An artistic movement originating in Italy around 1910 whose aim was to express the energetic, dynamic, and violent quality of contemporary life, especially as embodied in the motion and force of modern machinery.

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futur·ist n.

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futurism [ˈfjuːtʃəˌrɪzəm]

n

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Movements) an artistic movement that arose in Italy in 1909 to replace traditional aesthetic values with the characteristics of the machine age

futurist  n & adj

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Futurism

a movement of the 20th century attempting to capture in painting the movement, force, and speed of modern industrial life by the simultaneous representation of successive aspects of forms in motion. — Futurist, n. — Futuristic, adj.

See also: Art

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the seeking of life’s meaning and fulfillment in the future, — futurist, n. — futuristic, adj.

See also: Future

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	futurism - an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age art movement, artistic movement - a group of artists who agree on general principles
	2.	futurism - the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future perspective, view, position - a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"

Translations

futurism [ˈfjuːtʃərɪzəm] N → futurismo m

futurism [ˈfjuːtʃərɪzəm] n → futurisme m

futurism

n → Futurismus m

futurism [ˈfjuːtʃəˌrɪzəm] n → futurismo