Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Point 9 : War and Violence.

The Futurists were well known for their glorification of war and violence, they expressed this through all of their mediums.
Point 9 of the "Manifesto of Futurism" reads : 9. We want to glorify war — the only cure for the world — militarism, patriotism, the destructive gesture of the anarchists, the beautiful ideas which kill, and contempt for woman.
There are many examples of this in modern day society. Advertising being one of them.
Here are a couple examples of Futurism in contemporary advertising:



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