Riot in the Galleria 1909

Umberto Boccioni built this energetic scene with oil paint in small touches, a mosaic of oranges, purples, and yellows. I can imagine him, standing here, brush in hand, trying to catch this riotous moment, the crowd surging like a wave through the Galleria. Look at that chaos! I wonder, was he in the thick of it, or watching from a distance, trying to make sense of the movement? It’s like he's wrestling with the paint, trying to pin down something fleeting and alive. It’s like he is saying: How do I capture this feeling? Those small dabs of color create this vibrating surface, and those long shadows make the figures seem to dance or stagger. It reminds me of Seurat, but with more… attitude, you know? Boccioni really wanted to break from the past, and you can feel that urgency. I see artists like him in today’s makers and shakers. We’re all responding to each other, even across time, and pushing this conversation forward.