The word Manifesto holds its roots in the Latin, 'manifestus', which means 'obvious'. The word later slanged out to form the word, 'manifesto', meaning 'make public'. However, in accordance to google search and many dictionaries, it is defined as a public declaration of policy and aims, especially one issued before an election by a political party or candidate.
noun: manifesto
plural noun: manifestos
Manifestos these days are all a choir of the politician's party singing to rhythms similar each time. Though I might add, the prospect artists seem to be shaking ground on the matter. Manifestos gained its glory by the Futurist's Manifesto (1909) written rather skilfully by F.T.Marinetti.
Among being a philosopher, novelist, playwright, poet, propagandist and self publicist
, he can also be named as one of the first artist of the manifesto
. Marinetti had a clear idea of what would do and what would not. . . The Marinetti model became a kind of template. Marinetti's mots and Marinetti's antics resonate throughout the century.
Futurist's Manifesto. Many manifestos and artists have since then followed suit. (100 Artists' Manifestos)
The Dada Manifesto
Realistic Manifesto
Manifesto of Surrealism
Draft Manifesto
Manifesto: Towards a Free Revolutionary Art
Inventionist Manifesto
Situationist Manifesto
The _______________ Manifesto
and the Stuckists Manifesto, are just namely a few among the many manifestos out there, waiting to be read, re-read, adored and feel related to one way or the other.
Every art movement commander-in-chief is a mini Marinetti
In the way of getting back artists manifestos to its much deserved former glory, and an attempt to a cliché start, at the risk of sounding cheesy and pretentious, I hope to start a movement to inspire and initiate the making of many more manifestos to come, written by artists and non-artists, most of all, written by believers; inspired and motivated youth and people out there in the world.