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Emma Foster
Felice Azari Plastic Equivalents of Artificial Odours. Natural perfume has a plastic equivalent. All flower types and scents match each other through visual and olfactory sensations. There is a link between form, colour and perfume. Coloured sculptural interpretations of the most synthetic perfumes today. (Origano, Chypre, Contessa, Azzurra ect) Al perfumes for Rome, Milan, Paris ect.. Has an equivalent floral sculpture. Chromato-plastic versions of today smells (petrol, carbolic acid, chloroform) Variety of materials (silk, velvet, multi-coloured cloths with metallic threads, cardboard, painted wood, celluloid, tin foil ect..) Symphonic- colouristic concerts and Marinettis tactile tables readings.
Futurism was an artistic & social movement which began in Italy during the early 20th Century. Themes and contemporary concepts of the future, speed, technology, youth, violence, the industrial city and vehicles especially the car and aeroplane were emphasized. Futurists worked across a wide breadth of mediums including painting, sculpture, ceramics, graphic design, industrial designs, film, fashion and textiles, music and architecture. Key figures of the movement include Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Umberto Boccioni, Carlo Carra, Gino Severini, Giacomo Balla and Bruno Munari.