Maybe you think of the Mona Lisa or one of the other famous works of Leonardo da Vinci. Perhaps you think of one of your own priceless works of art that hangs in that most prestigious spot in the house: on the refrigerator door.
Many finger paintings have hung in the kitchen until the edges begin to curl and their colors fade. Others might think of one of the many other types of art, such as music, dance, theater, poetry, or sculpture. Today, we're going to take a closer look at a particular type of art known as kinetic sculpture.
If the word "kinetic" sounds familiar , you may have heard it used in the context of discussing kinetic energy. Kinetic energy is energy of motion. If you've ever seen a kinetic sculpture, you know how mesmerizing they can be.
As the motion of the sculpture repeats or transforms , its overall impression can by almost hypnotic. Art historians believe the roots of kinetic sculpture lie in the Impressionist paintings of artists like Monet and Degas.
These artists were known for trying to express human movement in their works. The first kinetic sculpture is generally considered to be Marcel Duchamp's work called Bicycle Wheel. This basic, yet groundbreaking work featured a spinning wheel as its focal point. Other artists soon advanced the genre. In the s, artist Alexandre Calder began creating mobiles that used mechanisms powered by hand cranks or small motors. Over time, his works changed to rely primarily on air for their movement.
The term "kinetic sculpture" itself can be traced back to an artist named Naum Gabo. An early 20 th -century pioneer of the genre, Gabo called his sculptures "kinetic rhythms. Kinetic sculptures are still made today, but their heyday was in the s and s. One memorable piece was artist Jean Tinguely's Homage to New York , which resembled a machine made of junk that self-destructed over time in the sculpture garden of the Museum of Modern Art.
What parts make it fun and interesting to look at? An object balances when its weight is evenly distributed around its base of support whatever is holding it up.
This depends on how much weight is on each side of the support, but also on how far away the weight is from the support. Your ruler weighs about the same all the way across, so it balanced when you put your finger the base of support right in the middle. Adding the penny made it heavier on one side, so you probably had to move your finger closer to the penny, leaving more of the ruler on the other side to balance the weight. Changing where you put the penny will change how far you have to move your finger to make it balance.
Your kinetic sculpture works the same way: adding objects to one side, or moving them farther from the support, changes how the sculpture balances. Join Our Email List. Learn more about our commitment to safety. The Franklin Institute is a C 3 nonprofit registered in the U. The Franklin Institute. Kinetic Sculptures. Here are some questions to think about as you design your sculpture: What object will you use for the base the part you balance on your finger?
To learn more about Artize, click here. Home Culture Art. Published by Artize. Published: Mar 26, IST. The Kinetic masters you need to know about These master artists breathed a new life into the field of sculpture. Alexander Calder Crinkly avec disc Rouge by Alexander Calder The first name that pops up when anyone mentions Kinetic art is of the American artist Alexander Calder, one of the most innovative artists of the 20th century.
George Rickey Breaking Column III by George Rickey Another American giant in the world of kinetic art, George Rickey beautifully crafted stainless steel to make sculptures that responded to the wind and changed their form by the hour. Tim Prentice Kinetic sculpture by Tim Prentice in the foyer of Aurora Place, Sydney Tim Prentice, born in , is one of the foremost kinetic sculptors living today, and perhaps the last link with the kinetic greats such as Alexander Calder and George Rickey.
Jean Tinguely Tinguely Fountain, in Basel The Swiss sculptor and kinetic artist, Jean Tinguely, was best known for his machine-like sculptures, which would often destroy themselves while in operation. Tiaara by Artize The impact of such artists can still be seen.
A vast range of individual artists have employed movement in their work in one way or another since the s, some of them influenced by Kinetic art, and almost all of them by the same principles that informed the movement.
Rebecca Horn's sculptures often fuse elements of Dada , Fluxus , and Kinetic aesthetics; her Concert for Anarchy features a grand piano suspended upside down from the ceiling, from which, every few minutes, the keys are thrust out. The North-American artist Liliane Lijn - one of the first artists to incorporate text into kinetic sculpture, with her poem-cones of the s - combined kinetic sculpture with feminist mythography in the construction of her animatronic Conjunction of Opposites Today, then, the Kinetic art movement perhaps seems less a direct influence on artists than the source and manifestation of some of the most ubiquitous ideas in contemporary art.
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Key Artists Vladimir Tatlin. Quick view Read more. Vladimir Tatlin was a prominent Russian avant-garde artist and architect. He was one of the key figures of the Constructivist movement. Marcel Duchamp.
Moving through Dada, Surrealism, readymades, sculpture, and installation, his work involves conceptual play and an implicit attack on bourgeois art sensibilities. Alexander Calder. Alexander Calder was an American artist who made important contributions to abstract sculpture, hanging mobiles, and Kinetic art. His work reflects both modern and Surrealist influences. Moholy-Nagy was a Hungarian painter, photographer, and teacher at the Bauhaus School.
He was influential in promoting the Bauhaus's multi- and mixed-media approaches to art, advocating for the integration of technological and industrial design elements.
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