blast

in 1914, a modernist movement called "vorticism"  published an avant-garde literary magazine, BLAST. although its life was cut short by WWI, it is one of the more interesting things i've come across (or at least in my 20th century english literature anthology). i think it's inspiring to see that no matter the time or culture, there are always people willing to break the rules and think not only outside the box, but without the box anywhere in sight.

an excerpt from the BLAST manifesto:

"WE ONLY WANT THE WORLD TO LIVE, and to feel it's crude energy flowing through us....The moment a man feels or realizes himself as an artist, he ceases to belong to any milieu or time. Blast is created for this timeless, fundamental Artist that exists in everybody....It is not necessary to be an outcast bohemian, to be unkempt or poor, any more than it is necessary to be rich or handsome, to be an artist. Art is nothing to do with the coat you wear. A top-hat can well hold the Sixtine. A cheap cap could hide the image of Kephren."

norton anthology information and full manifesto