Umberto Boccioni Italian
Futurist painter, sculptor and writer who
studied under Balla in Rome. Inspired by
Marinetti's Futurist Manifesto (1909), Boccioni issued
the Manifesto of Futuristic Painters (1910). He contributed to an exhibition of Futurist art in Paris
(1912) and summarized its ideals in his book
Pittura, scultura futuriste (1914). Characteristic
works are the painting The City Rises (1910)
and the sculpture Unique Forms of Continuity in
Space (1913).
