Art - Movements: Vorticism

This modernist art movement momentarily replaced futurism from 1914 to 1917 and only obscured a brief window of time before being succeeded by constructivism.

WYNDHAM LEWIS (1882-1957)

This man co-founded the Vorticist manifesto alongside ten other signatories but is acknowledged as the central figure representing the movement. Unfortunately for LEWIS, this wasn’t because of his artistic talents but because he knew a lot of big names in the industry as well as
After many artist and poets disbanded towards the backend of the war, LEWIS made one final attempt to resurrect the movement in the form of GROUP X which was deemed a failure.

The Vorticist Manifesto ended mostly due to the fact it took place alongside WORLD WAR 1, a catastrophic conflict that brought about depression which stripped many artists who fought of their "Vorticist Zeal". Also, artists and poets faced ridicule and apathy for their work by the public, putting them off and having them focus

WORKSHOP / WYNDHAM LEWIS - 1914

THE MUD BATH / DAVID BOMBERG - 1914