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I found in your book the confirmation of my ultimate conclusions and the tools for deepening this aspect of the artistic problem.

— Gino Severini

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letter to Jacques Maritain, 18 September, 1923; as quoted in: Justine Grace, 'The Spirit of Collaboration: Gino Severini, Jacques Maritain, Anton Luigi Gajoni and the Roman Mosaicists', COLLOQUY text theory critique Vol 22 (2011).

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..displacement of bodies in [the] atmosphere [where] two persons form but one plastic unity, rhythmically balanced.

..the gesture that we want.. ..will be the dynamic sensation itself.

Art is nothing but humanized science.

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I would like my colors to be diamonds and to be able to make abundant use of them in my pictures so as to make them gleam with light and richness.

The metaphysical forms which compose our futurist pictures are the result of realities conceived and realities created entirely by the artist. These last are inspired by the emotion or intuition and dependent on atmosphere-ambience.

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