Kinetic art

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Kinetic art is an art movement focused on works that incorporate real or apparent motion as a fundamental expressive element.

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Kinetic art canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art genre
art movement
aimsTo engage viewers physically and perceptually
make movement a primary expressive element
contrastsWith static sculpture
traditional painting
developedInPeriod 20th century
mid-20th century
emergedInRegion Europe NERFINISHED
Latin America NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
focusesOn changing visual configurations
time-based experience
viewer perception
hasCharacteristic emphasizes real or apparent movement
incorporates motion
often involves viewer participation
often uses light and sound
often uses mechanical systems
often uses optical effects
hasNotableArtist Alexander Calder NERFINISHED
Carlos Cruz-Diez NERFINISHED
George Rickey NERFINISHED
Jean Tinguely NERFINISHED
Jesús Rafael Soto NERFINISHED
Len Lye NERFINISHED
László Moholy-Nagy NERFINISHED
Naum Gabo NERFINISHED
Nicolas Schöffer NERFINISHED
Pol Bury NERFINISHED
Victor Vasarely NERFINISHED
Yaacov Agam NERFINISHED
hasNotableWork Carlos Cruz-Diez’s Chromosaturation installations NERFINISHED
Jean Tinguely’s self-destructing machines
Jesús Rafael Soto’s penetrables
mobiles by Alexander Calder NERFINISHED
hasSubgenre cybernetic art
interactive kinetic installation
lumino-kinetic art
optical art
hasTheme perception and illusion
technology and movement
time and change
influencedBy Bauhaus NERFINISHED
Constructivism NERFINISHED
Dada NERFINISHED
Futurism NERFINISHED
industrial design
scientific imagery
technology
relatedTo Op art
installation art
interactive art
media art
usesMedium electromechanical devices
installation art
light
mirrors
mixed media
motors
natural forces such as wind
sculpture
suspended elements
usesTypeOfMotion apparent motion through optical patterns
light-based motion effects
mechanical motion
motor-driven motion
viewer-induced motion
water-driven motion
wind-driven motion
wasDiscussedIn mid-20th-century art theory
wasPromotedBy Galerie Denise René in Paris NERFINISHED

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Antoine Pevsner movement Kinetic art
Jesús Rafael Soto movement Kinetic art
Op art relatedTo Kinetic art
Jean Tinguely movement Kinetic art