Facts about Vorticism

Vorticism 

Vorticim, was British artistic movement it attempted to relate art to industrialization. It opposed 19th-century sentimentality and extolled the energy of machine and machine made products, and its promoted something of a cult of sheer violence. In the visual arts, Vorticist composition were abstract and sharp-planed showing the influence of Cubisim and Futurisim. 

  

1. Vorticism was British art and poetry movement of early 20th century 
2. Movement was annonced in 1914 in the first issue of BLAST 
3. Founded by Wyndham Lewis 
4. Vorticism was inspired by: Cubisim and Futurisim 
5. The name Vorticisim was given by Ezra Pound in 1913 

Artist of Vorticism: Richard Aldington, Malcolm Arbuthnot, Lawrence Atkinson, Jessica Dismorr, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Cuthbert Hamilton, Wyndham Lewis, Ezra Pound, William Roberts, Helen Saunders, Edward Wadsworth

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BBC Documentary about Wyndham Lewis