Art on the MOVE!

Last week, we looked at installation art.  

One of the works by Sarah Sze had movement.  We called art that moves Kinetic art.

Kinetic art is art from any medium that contains movement perceivable by the viewer or depends on motion for its effect. Canvas paintings that extend the viewer's perspective of the artwork and incorporate multidimensional movement are the earliest examples of kinetic art.

A new work of art to the Kemper Art Museum at Washington University was just installed.

Pae White

We have kinetic art here in Clayton:

Have you seen movement on the Centene Building in downtown Clayton?
Does anyone know what makes it move?

or  Windmill by Edward Hendricks is another kinetic sculpture in Clayton.

Consider the movement in these works of art...

Rivane Neuenschwander

Kiki Smith

Higgins Glass Mobile

Alexander Calder

Eames

Jean Tinguely

Folk Art Whirligigs--Can you figure out what makes these folk art works move?

Automata

Can 2D Art  be kinetic?

Bridget Riley

Victor Vasarely

Flip book

Juan Fontanive

Think about why you would want your art to have motion.

Would your art be more interesting if it moved?

What means would you use to make your art move?

spring, motor, fan, string, lever, crank, gear, brass fastener, wind, hands, solar, wind, water .....


Think of something you have worked on for a long time!  Was it even better the more you worked on it?


Theo Jansen has worked on his Strandbeests for over 25 years!