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Brant, Clare. "Aeolus:Futurism's Flight to Fancy." Interdisciplinary Science Reviews 34.1 (2009): 79-90. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. Futurism is in a way the art form of engineering. This article introduces the life of Oliver Stewart in a way that shows how his experiences sparked his interest in technology. The ideas in futurism are the building blocks to the future specifically in aerospace and technology. Stewart took these ideas and put them to his work. This article shows just how much can come from Futurism.

Mckever, Rosalind. " Back to the Futurism" Art Book 17.1 (2010): 66-67. EBSCO. Web.16 Nov. 2010. The article focuses on Futurism today and its affect on the future. Filippo Tommaso Marinetti's life and his contributions to Futurism in 1909 are discussed. Marinetti influenced many other artists to follow in his footsteps. Today art is now today has taken shape in the form of technology and not as much painting and art. I like the title because it describes the article well.

Stimson, Blake.  "Andy Warhol's Red Beard".  The Art Bulletin, vol. 83, No. 3 (Sep., 2001): 527-547. Print.\n\nThis book is about Andy Warhol's change of style between 1948 and 1949.  Warhol painted as he wished, but when challenged by his art professors, he began to take their advice and paint as they advised.  During Warhol's last year at the Carnegie Institute of Technology was when he took their criticism seriously and instigated this change in his art.

Keller, Victoria. "Andy Warhol: A Celebration of Life... and Death." Blackwell Publishing (2008): Ohiolink. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article is a basic biography of Andy Warhol's life and work. Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania in 1928. He received his art training at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Institute of Technology and went on to become a commercial illustrator in NYC in the 50's. Warhol had his mind set on becoming a solo artist all throughout his career. His first solo exhibit was in 1962, where his 32 Campbell Soup can paintings were displayed.

Merjian, Ara H. "FUTURISM? AT 100." Modern Painters 21.1 (2009):40-43. EBSCO. Web. 17 Nov. 2010. This article is a tribute to the 100 years that Futurism has been around. To celebrate the centenary of futurism, Modern Painters pays tribute to the movement's forward-thinking ideals. It shows how the inspiation of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti sparked groth in technology and industry.

Ball, Philip. "The hidden van Gogh." Nature 454.7204 (2008): 563. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. This article focuses on one specific painting by Van Gogh. The painting has a hidden woman's head which was revealed through X-ray technology. The materials that Van Gogh uses were mapped in the hidden paint layer. These materials were what brought about the hidden image. The article provides a picture of the painting and the hidden picture.

Benton, Tim. "Dreams of Machines: Futurism and l'Esprit Nouveau." Journal of Design History 3.1 (1990):19-34. JSTOR. Web.17 Nov. 2010. This article contains the views of Reyner Banham on Futurism and its affect on the theory and design of machines. It analyses the thoughts of Filippo Marinetti, who wrote the Maniifesto. Specifically it engages in the development of the automobile. Futurism had a part in the development in many things especially in car advancement.