The Hand of the Violinist
| The Hand of the Violinist (The Rhythms of the Bow) | |
|---|---|
violinist in play | |
| Dimensions | 56 cm × 78.3 cm (22 in × 30.8 in)[1] |
| Location | Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, London |
The Hand of the Violinist (The Rhythms of the Bow) is a 1912 painting by Italian Futurist Giacomo Balla, depicting a musician's hand and the neck of a violin "made to look like it's vibrating through space"—blurred and duplicated to suggest the motion of frenetic playing.[2][3] The painting, representative of Futurism's first wave, exhibits techniques of Divisionism.[4]
History
Balla was inspired to use multiplication to imply motion by the photographic experiments of
Nude Descending a Staircase.[5]
From February to August 2014, the painting was part of the exhibit Italian Futurism, 1909–1944: Reconstructing the Universe, at the Guggenheim in New York.[4][6]
References
- ^ "The Hand of the Violinist". WikiArt. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Motion pictures: Movement in art and popular culture". The Independent. January 24, 2010. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ Opam, Kwame (May 1, 2014). "How Futurism transformed the art world by worshipping technology". The Verge. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ New York Sun. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ Bertrand, Sandra (July 24, 2014). "Invasion of the Italian Futurists". Highbrow Magazine. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Italian Futurism, 1909–1944: Reconstructing the Universe". Guggenheim. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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