Růžena Zátková: An Unortodox Female Futurist
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| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | International Yearbook of Futurism Studies |
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| Field | Art, architecture, cultural heritage |
| Keywords | Zátková; Futurism; Women in Art; Italian Art; F.T.Marinetti; primitivism; polymaterial sculpture; mixed media painting; abstractionion |
| Description | The Article discusses the art of Růžena Zátková (1885-1923), a painter of Czech origin, known through her connection with Italian Futurism. She moved to Rome in 1910 and become active in the Futurist Circle. She did draw on many aesthetic concepts developed by Futurists, on the other hand she felt attracted to Primitivism of Russian Art.Her works are the synthesis of this two poles of art. |
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