ID: 700000097 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700000097	Record Type: Movable Work

Unique Forms of Continuity in Space (statue; Umberto Boccioni (Italian painter, sculptor, and draftsman, ...; designed in 1913, cast in 1931...)

Note: Boccioni, who sought to infuse art with dynamism and energy, exclaimed, "Let us fling open the figure and let it incorporate within itself whatever may surround it." The contours of this marching figure appear to be carved by the forces of wind and speed as it forges ahead. While its wind–swept silhouette is evocative of an ancient statue, the polished metal alludes to the sleek modern machinery beloved by Boccioni and other Futurist artists.

Titles:

Unique Forms of Continuity in Space (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

statue [300047600] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, sculpture (visual works), <sculpture by subject type>)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Modern art

Creation Date: designed in 1913, cast in 1931

Creator Display:

Umberto Boccioni (Italian painter, sculptor, and draftsman, 1882-1916) [preferred,VP]

sculptor Boccioni, Umberto (Italian Futurist sculptor and painter, 1882-1916) [500012624]

Locations:

Museum of Modern Art (New York City, New York state, United States) [500303609] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 231.1948

Credit Line: Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest

Display Materials: bronze

	bronze (metal) [300010957]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <copper and copper alloy>, copper alloy)

	casting (process) [300053104]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, forming (physical activity))

	hammering (metal finishing) [300054098]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <processes and techniques by material>, <metalworking and metalworking processes and techniques>, <metalworking processes and techniques>, <metal finishing processes and techniques>)

Dimensions: 43 7/8 x 34 7/8 x 15 3/4" (111.2 x 88.5 x 40 cm)

Cultures:

Italian (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Futurist [300021374] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>, <modern European regional styles and movements>, <modern Italian styles and movements>)

General Subject:

nonrepresentational art (preferred)

human figures

Specific Subjects:

	motion [300056039]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), scientific concepts, physical sciences concepts, physics concepts, mechanics concepts, dynamics (mechanics concept)) (AAT)

	nude (representation) [300189568]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>, figures (representations)) (AAT)

	female [300189557]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), scientific concepts, biological concepts, sex (biological characteristic)) (AAT)

	space (composition concept) [300068896]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <concepts in the arts and humanities>, artistic concepts, formal concepts (artistic concept), <form and composition concepts>) (AAT)

	walking [300248181]
	.....(Activities Facet, Physical and Mental Activities (hierarchy name), physical activities, <physical activities by specific context>, <personal and passive activities>) (AAT)

	striding [300417311]
	.....(Activities Facet, Physical and Mental Activities (hierarchy name), physical activities, <physical activities by specific context>, <personal and passive activities>, walking) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures

..... Conceptual Works

.......... Conceptual Works by class: for movable works

............... Unique Forms of Continuity in Space

Sources and Contributors:
Unique Forms of Continuity in Space	........ [VP]
	........ Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) [online] (2010-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) [online] (2010-)