Umberto Boccioni

Boccioni was one of the central artists and theorists of Italian Futurism. He helped formulate the movement's interest in speed, modern cities, machinery, and dynamic movement.

His most famous sculpture is Unique Forms of Continuity in Space from 1913. It turns a walking figure into a flowing, machine-like form and became one of the iconic images of Futurism.

Boccioni died in 1916 after a military training accident while Italy was involved in World War I. His early death cut short one of the most important careers in the Futurist movement.

No. Boccioni made paintings, sculpture, drawings, and theoretical writings. His 1912 Technical Manifesto of Futurist Sculpture argued for sculpture that expressed motion and modern life.