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Monday 12 February 2007
Dots: Interactive Kinetic art
'Dots is the first work of Imagedrome’s ‘Digital Experience series’ which is planned in order to find experimental digital art works. ‘dots’ is to express the artistic movements of two basic graphic elements, dots and lines. ‘dots’ is consist of 9 stages, which contain abstract images and/or movements aligned by the creator. Every user who experiences ‘dots’ may break, gather, move, convert and change not only the images but also the visual concepts that was intended by the creator just by the user’s own mind.' (www.imagedrome.com/)
Go to the interactive Shockwave sample
Go to the interactive Shockwave sample
Go to the interactive Shockwave sample
Go to the interactive Shockwave sample
Go to the interactive Shockwave sample
Go to the interactive Shockwave sample
Three Dimensional Kinetics
These kinetic wall pieces are powered by an electromagnet controlled by a micro processor. The processor runs embedded software which sends pulses of energy into the canvass surface. This energy transfers to the coloured sprung extensions of differing lengths which comprise an array. Andrew Ryder is in the resulting differential motion within the array and its perception as a whole.
The colours come from Ryders interest in the perception of colour and movement at dusk, in the transitional state between day and night vision.
Sunset 2006
Watch the Video Here
The colours come from Ryders interest in the perception of colour and movement at dusk, in the transitional state between day and night vision.
Sunset 2006
Watch the Video Here
Rolling Ball Sculpture
"Grandfather Time" is a grandfather sized rolling ball clock. The clock itself is a spring wound movement. Every fifteen minutes the clock triggers a switch that releases a ball down the track. The track runs from the top to the bottom of the sculpture. As the ball makes its way to the bottom it strikes a single chime. The clock chimes an additional bell sounding out the hour on the hour.
Giant Squid 2006
Nemo Gould makes mechanical sculptures inspired by popular conceptions of robots. Nearly every piece is made entirely from found materials.
Strandbeest
Theo Jansen has used plastic yellow tubes to make skeletons which are able to walk in the wind. 'Eventualy he wants to put these animals out in herds on the beaches, so they will live their own lives'. (www.strandbeest.com)
Illusion of motion
A major development in the 1960s were the paintings that created optical effects for the spectator. These effects ranged from the subtle, to the disturbing and disorienting. Opt painting used a framework of purely geometric forms as the basis for its effects and also drew on colour theory and the physiology and psychology of perception.
Bridget Riley, Fall
Bridget Riley, Fall
Kinetic Art
n.
An art form, such as an assemblage or sculpture, made up of parts designed to be set in motion by an internal mechanism or an external stimulus, such as light or air.
In kinetic art the motion may be physical or implied (as in Opt art paintings). Although kinetic art encompasses a very wide variety of overlapping techniques and styles, there are a few noticeable genres:
Mobiles and Whirligigs:
Sculptures designed to move under the influence of air currents. A popular creator of mobile sculptures was Alexander Calder. The category of 'whirligig' also includes a wide variety of simple non-wind-operated toys, usually made of wood.
Rolling-Ball and Related Gadgets:
A wide variety of kinetic sculptures use rolling balls on tracks or guideways to create movement. They usually have some sort of powered lift mechanism for raising the balls and are usually continuous in operation. Other related gadgets use wheeled objects, water, or sand operating under gravity to function.
Domino:
From easy-to-build-yourself to extreme-domino-art domino toppling is becoming more and more a kinetic art world wide subject.
One-Time Gadgets:
There are a wide variety of kinetic-art assemblages designed to operate only once. The most familiar type are Rube Goldberg Gadgets, mechanisms using an assembly of complex elements to perform an absurdly simple task. Another type is domino tumbling which has been popular for several decades. A newer type, Fortean Gadgets, designed by kinetic artist Tim Fort, expand the idea of domino tumbling to wide variety of other chain-reaction techniques such as stick bombs, herringbones, and string-a-lings.
Optical Sculptures:
Some kinetic sculptures use light to create the illusion of movement. They usually involve colored filters, mirrors, diffraction gratings, and other optical elements in motion.
Automata:
Self-operating machines which can also include robotics.
Other:
The medium of kinetic art is broader than most other art media and is very hard to categorize. There are many other forms of kinetic-art, gadgets and sculptures that use a variety of unusual techniques.
An art form, such as an assemblage or sculpture, made up of parts designed to be set in motion by an internal mechanism or an external stimulus, such as light or air.
In kinetic art the motion may be physical or implied (as in Opt art paintings). Although kinetic art encompasses a very wide variety of overlapping techniques and styles, there are a few noticeable genres:
Mobiles and Whirligigs:
Sculptures designed to move under the influence of air currents. A popular creator of mobile sculptures was Alexander Calder. The category of 'whirligig' also includes a wide variety of simple non-wind-operated toys, usually made of wood.
Rolling-Ball and Related Gadgets:
A wide variety of kinetic sculptures use rolling balls on tracks or guideways to create movement. They usually have some sort of powered lift mechanism for raising the balls and are usually continuous in operation. Other related gadgets use wheeled objects, water, or sand operating under gravity to function.
Domino:
From easy-to-build-yourself to extreme-domino-art domino toppling is becoming more and more a kinetic art world wide subject.
One-Time Gadgets:
There are a wide variety of kinetic-art assemblages designed to operate only once. The most familiar type are Rube Goldberg Gadgets, mechanisms using an assembly of complex elements to perform an absurdly simple task. Another type is domino tumbling which has been popular for several decades. A newer type, Fortean Gadgets, designed by kinetic artist Tim Fort, expand the idea of domino tumbling to wide variety of other chain-reaction techniques such as stick bombs, herringbones, and string-a-lings.
Optical Sculptures:
Some kinetic sculptures use light to create the illusion of movement. They usually involve colored filters, mirrors, diffraction gratings, and other optical elements in motion.
Automata:
Self-operating machines which can also include robotics.
Other:
The medium of kinetic art is broader than most other art media and is very hard to categorize. There are many other forms of kinetic-art, gadgets and sculptures that use a variety of unusual techniques.
Research Idea
I am interested in kinetic art and how artists have incorporated movement into their work, introducing the element of time, reflecting the importance of the machine and technology in the modern world and exploring the nature of vision.
Kinetic Art was very popular during the 1950's and 60's. The Sixties are possibly the most representative era of a time when society and design was most influenced by technology and this is reflected through the work of the kinetic artists.
Kinetic art was a movement that essentially represented "art in motion". Kinetic artists wanted to work with art that would enable them to demonstrate the force and power of movement. They moved away from "conventional" artwork and didn’t use any of the traditional painting or sculpting tools. Kinetic art utilised the many different avenues of art. Eventually, the well-developed style and creativity of Kinetic Art was passed on to other artists. Op Art, Conceptual Art, and Minimalism would each use some part of Kinetic Art in representing their ideas.
Kinetic Art was very popular during the 1950's and 60's. The Sixties are possibly the most representative era of a time when society and design was most influenced by technology and this is reflected through the work of the kinetic artists.
Kinetic art was a movement that essentially represented "art in motion". Kinetic artists wanted to work with art that would enable them to demonstrate the force and power of movement. They moved away from "conventional" artwork and didn’t use any of the traditional painting or sculpting tools. Kinetic art utilised the many different avenues of art. Eventually, the well-developed style and creativity of Kinetic Art was passed on to other artists. Op Art, Conceptual Art, and Minimalism would each use some part of Kinetic Art in representing their ideas.
Mechanical Toys - New and Old
I have taken the theme of mechanical toys from one of my mind maps below. I am interested in the simplicity of the toys and how they work kinetically.
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