Facts about Vorticism

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   Vorticism drew heavily on Cubism and Futurism while rejecting what it saw as Futurism's romanticization of speed and sentimentality.

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   Poet and artist Ezra Pound coined the term Vorticism and was an enthusiastic promoter of the movement alongside its visual artists.

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   Wyndham Lewis's journal BLAST, central to Vorticism, deliberately used bold typography and a distinctive pink cover to signal its radical break from tradition.

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   Sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska was among the key figures associated with Vorticism before his death in World War I at age 23.

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   The short-lived British art movement Vorticism was formally launched in 1914 with the publication of the magazine BLAST, edited by Wyndham Lewis.

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