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11even going as far as saying that it is harmful. Marinetti instructs his
followers to destroy the museums, libraries, [and] academies of every kind
(Apollonio 22). He explains that it is damaging for an artist to daily visit
museums, libraries, and academies, calling them cemeteries of empty exertion,
Calvaries of crucified dreams, registries of aborted beginnings! (Apollonio
23). Umberto Boccioni was a follower of Marinetti, and used his ideas to
create his own manifesto, Futurist Painting: Technical Manifesto, which
contains the ideas and objectives manifested in Dynamism of a Soccer Player.
The Italian movement represents a celebration of the machine and technology,
embracing speed and dynamism. Paintings in this style utilize contrasting
complementary colors, triangular patterns, and repeated patterns in order to
simulate movement and feverish speed. Boccionis work combines many elements
of modern art, for instance, the geometric design of the Cubist,
Neo-Impressionism pointillist brushstrokes, and vivid coloration. Though the
painting does not contain a machine in a technical sense, it is still a work
inspired by the writings of Marinetti. Concerning the idea of the beauty of
speed, Boccioni is successful in creating a work which has a very quick and
dynamic feel to it. He chose a soccer player as his subject, and rather than
painting him in the traditional sense, the subject is portrayed in a manner as
to show movement and dynamism. Boccionis goal was to show the dynamic
sensation itself , and not simply the fixed moment in universal dynamism
(Apollonio 27). This is accomplished by painting the figure, especially his
leg, numerous times, because on account of the persistency of an image upon
the retina, moving objects constantly multiply themselves (Apollonio 28). The
soccer player appears to start out on the right side of the canvas, and then
run into the depths of the upper left corner. This feeling is also created by
the shapes and colors used. There
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