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four different sculptures are shown on display in three different positions, each with an abstract design

Alexander Calder style in Midjourney AI (V5.1, V5, V4, niji 5) | Sculptors + Installation Artists | Sculptors | American sculptor | Alexander Calder was an American sculptor known for his contributions to the Abstract Expressionist movement. He is best known for his mobile sculptures, which are kinetic works of art that move with the air currents around them. | Andrei Kovalev's Midlibrary

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a man standing next to a tall black sculpture with white letters on it's sides

Beam: a Kinetic Sculpture: Beam is a kinetic sculpture created at Pier 9, during my Autodesk Artist-in-Residency. The idea is the spinning mirrors make a single line of light twist and turn in erratic patterns. In all my work I hope to inspire inquiry through perceptual manip…

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a large white sculpture hanging from the side of a wooden structure in a dark room

Alongside Alexander Calder and George Rickey, Tim Prentice forged a new path in kinetic art. We spoke to the American nonagenarian artist and architect ahead of his major two-part exhibition, ‘After the Mobile’, at the Aldrich, Connecticut

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a blue and red plate sitting on top of a yellow wall next to a white wall

What is Kinetic Art? - Characteristics In visual art, the term kinetic art, derived from the Greek word kinesis, refers to works that incorporate real or apparent movement. It explores how things look when they move, so in its widest definition, kinetic art embraces a huge number of different art forms, as well as media types and styles. Thus, for instance, it may include cinematic and animation art, happenings and other types of performance art such as mime, clockwork/ clocktower figurines…

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a sculpture made out of wood on top of a wooden stand with wires attached to it

(No, picking up and moving around a Picasso canvas wouldn't make it “kinetic art”.) The term is mostly applied to three-dimensional sculptures that are designed to move because of natural elements like wind or water, or a mechanical apparatus, e.g. an electric motor.

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an electronic device with multiple wires attached to it's back end, on a wooden stand

Apparition is a kinetic new media installation designed to exploit the fictitious and deceptive nature of video as a medium. The piece was produced as my final major project while at the University for the Creative Arts.The kinetic art installation uses…

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