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Birth
Boccioni was born in Reggio Calabria, Italy. -
Moved to Rome to train as an artist
This marked the beginning of his successful career in art, inspiring many. -
Created his first major Futurist artwork
His work, "The City Rises" marked the beginning of his successful career in Futurism. He wrote to a friend about the artwork, "I attempted a great synthesis of labour, light and movement". -
Technical Manifesto of Futurist Painting
This manifesto was written by Boccioni and was published in the Italian magazine Poesia. This inspired a generation of Futurist painters. -
The Streets Enter the House
Boccioni paints a large 1-metre by 1-metre artwork featuring many different colours, subjects, and shapes. He showed what was truly possible with Futurism and inspired many in the process -
Dynamism of a Cyclist
This artwork is a tribute to Marinetti's accident in 1908. It likely inspired Luigi Russolo's artwork with a similar name "Dynamism of a Car". This completes the 'story' which not only remembers Marinetti's accident but conveys the idea of old vs new transport. -
Created his first Futurist sculpture
"Unique Forms of Continuity in Space" revolutionised what could be perceived as a futurist artwork. For the first time, this art was represented in the third dimension. -
Died during WW1
Boccioni died in Verona, Italy after falling off a horse during cavalry training. Futurism had lost possibly its most influential artist.