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kinetic art, term referring to sculptured works that include motion as a significant dimension. The form was pioneered by Marcel Duchamp Duchamp, Marcel , 1887–1968, French painter, brother of Raymond Duchamp-Villon and half-brother of Jacques Villon. Duchamp is noted for his cubist-futurist painting Nude Descending a Staircase,
..... Click the link for more information. , Naum Gabo Gabo, Naum , 1890–1977, Russian sculptor, architect, theorist, and teacher, brother of Antoine Pevsner. Gabo lived in Munich and Norway until the end of the revolution, when he returned to Russia. ..... Click the link for more information. , and Alexander Calder Calder, Alexander , 1898–1976, American sculptor, b. Philadelphia; son of a prominent sculptor, Alexander Stirling Calder. Among the most innovative modern sculptors, Calder was trained as a mechanical engineer. ..... Click the link for more information. . Kinetic art is either nonmechanical, e.g., Calder's mobiles mobile , a type of moving sculptural artwork developed by Alexander Calder in 1932 and named by Marcel Duchamp. Often constructed of colored metal pieces connected by wires or rods, the mobile has moving parts that are sensitive to a breeze or light touch; it can be ..... Click the link for more information. , or mechanical, e.g., works by Gabo, László Moholy-Nagy Moholy-Nagy, László , 1895–1946, Hungarian painter, designer, and experimental photographer. He turned to art after studying law. While living in Berlin he was one of the founders of constructivism, experimenting with photograms and translucent ..... Click the link for more information. , and Jean Tinguely Tinguely, Jean , 1925–91, Swiss artist. Tinguely is best known for his "metamechanics," electromechanical sculptures that perform tasks such as painting or playing music. ..... Click the link for more information. . The latter sort of kineticism developed in response to an increasingly technological culture. kinetic art art, esp sculpture, that moves or has moving parts kinetic art [kə′ned·ik ′ärt] (graphic arts) The use of material objects in motion to produce an artistic effect. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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