Light Ballet
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Light Ballet is a pioneering series of kinetic light installations by artist Otto Piene that use moving projections and shadows to create immersive, ever-changing visual environments.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork series
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kinetic light installation series ⓘ |
| artist | Otto Piene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticGoal |
creation of participatory environments
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exploration of light and movement ⓘ transformation of architectural space ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ZERO group
NERFINISHED
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postwar avant-garde art ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Otto Piene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | German ⓘ |
| displayMode |
darkened room
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environmental installation ⓘ |
| exhibitedIn |
galleries
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museums ⓘ public art spaces ⓘ |
| feature |
ever-changing visual environments
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immersive spatial experience ⓘ moving projections ⓘ moving shadows ⓘ |
| genre | installation art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
moving light sources
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perforated or patterned elements ⓘ projected patterns ⓘ rotating mechanisms ⓘ |
| inception | early 1960s ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary light installation artists
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media and technology-based art ⓘ |
| movement |
kinetic art
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light art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on media art
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integration of technology and art ⓘ pioneering use of kinetic light in installation art ⓘ |
| perceptionEffect |
altered sense of space
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heightened awareness of light and darkness ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
environmental art
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expanded cinema ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByCreator | Sky Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1960s ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
abstraction
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non-figurative forms ⓘ |
| technique |
creation of dynamic shadow play
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projection of light through moving patterns ⓘ use of rotating perforated cylinders or discs ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
light
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mechanical movement ⓘ projection ⓘ shadow ⓘ |
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