L'immagine del potere fascista nella scultura futurista degli anni Trenta

Abstract

The article wants to analyze what and how futurist sculpture contributed to the creation and communication of the official image of fascism during the Thirties, through the examination of a number of works by some of the most active futurist sculptors of the decade (Rosso, Thayaht, Regina,Di Bosso, Peschi, Bot, Delle Site). Particularly, the examination proceeds by analyzing the plastic solutions by which these sculptors presented some issues of particular relevance in terms of propaganda (Mussolini's portraiture, the aviation's theme, the imperial theme, the catholic religion's theme), and concludes with a hypothesis of correlation between the oscillating consent enjoyed byfascist system in the different moments of the decade and the frequency of the considered themes' appearance in futurist sculptures.

Keywords

• Futurismo
• Scultura
• Regime fascista
• Anni Trenta