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Vorticism

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Art movement that was developed at the beginning of the 20th century associated with Wyndham Lewis. It appropriated elements and strategies from other movements such as Cubism and Futurism. The name derived from the word "vortex" meaning swirl. The centre of Vorticism was based in London. Magazine associated with Vorticism: Blast.


Sources

http://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/21cc/counterculture/assaultonculture/blast/blast.html

Groth, Peter. Vortizismus in Literatur, Kunst und Wissenschaft. Hamburg: Buske, 1971.

Orchard, Karin. Blast. Berlin: Ars Nicolai, 1996.