
Carlo Carrà
Carlo Carrà was an Italian painter and a leading figure of the Futurist movement that flourished in Italy during the beginning of the 20th century. In addition to his many paintings, he wrote a number of books concerning art. He taught for many years in the city of Milan.
Background
- Born in
- Quargnento
- Educated at
- Brera Academy
- Awards
- 🏆 Marzotto Prize🏆 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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Trending topics shown first"..that dizzy seething of forms and acoustic lights, rowdy and smelly .. ..to obtain this total painting which calls for the active cooperation of all the senses: painting of the plastic mood of the un…"
"The idea for this picture came to me one winter's night as I was leaving La Scala. In the foreground there is a snow sweeper with a few couples, men in top hats and elegant ladies. I think that this c…"
"The Cubists, to be objective, restrict themselves to considering things by turning around them, to produce their geometric writing. So they remain at a stage of intelligence which sees everything and …"
"This bubbling and whirling of forms and lights, composed of sounds, noises, and smells has been partly achieved by me in my 'Anarchical funeral' .. ..by Umberto Boccioni in his 'States of Minds' and '…"
"We insist that our concept of perspective is the total antitheses of all static perspective. It is dynamic and chaotic in application, producing in the mind of the observer a veritable mass of plastic…"
"When we talk of architecture, people usually think of something static; this is wrong. What we are thinking of is an architecture similar to the dynamic and musical architecture achieved by the Futuri…"
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Timeline
1881
Born
Birth1966
Died
Death
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