Art is the Solution

Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash Source: Wikimedia Commons Italian Futurism was an artistic movement that emerged in the early twentieth century among other Modernist art movements. Futurism focused on youth, technology, energy, and the emerging industrial movement; however, one of the most famous paintings of the Futurist movement depicted something that has been common in art for thousands of years: a dog. Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash is a fascinating and charming painting. The piece depicts a dachshund being walked on a leash by a woman in a black dress. Here, the artist, Giacomo Balla, explores the motion of the woman and the dog. Like many Futurist artists, Balla was fascinated by motion and the way it appears on canvas, and he experimented frequently with chronophotographic images. The full range of motion of the dog’s legs, the leash, and the woman’s feet is carefully depicted in shadowy, ghost images. The approach to the subject is unique and fascinating. While Dynamism of a...