Vorticism
An
English avant-garde movement founded by Wyndham Lewis
In 1914. The name Vorticism came from the Italian
Futurist Boccioni's remark that all creative art
emanates from an emotional vortex. Like Futurism,
Vorticism employed a harsh, angular and highly
dynamic style in both painting and sculpture and
aimed at capturing activity and movement. Although
Vorticism did not survive the First World War, it was
significant as the first movement towards abstraction
in British art.
Representative
painters:
Bomberg, Lewis