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He felt that his moving sculpture Kinetic Construction (also dubbed Standing Wave, 1919–20) [6] was the first of its kind in the 20th century. From the 1920s until the 1960s, the style of kinetic art was reshaped by a number of other artists who experimented with mobiles and new forms of sculpture.
The meaning of the term "mobile" as applied to sculpture has evolved since it was first suggested by Marcel Duchamp in 1931 to describe the early, mechanized creations of Alexander Calder. [5] At this point, "mobile" was synonymous with the term "kinetic art", describing sculptural works in which motion is a defining property.
Solo is a spring-driven kinetic sculpture designed in 2014. The motion of flight has been a recurring theme in his work first appearing in 1988 in a sculpture called Flight . Variation II Sun is a spring-driven kinetic sculpture designed in 2014.
Alexander "Sandy" Calder (/ ˈ k ɔː l d ər /; July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor known both for his innovative mobiles (kinetic sculptures powered by motors or air currents) that embrace chance in their aesthetic, his static "stabiles", and his monumental public sculptures. [1]
The goal of a kinetic sculpture is to create a machine in which motion is a critical component of the piece, resulting the audience's failure to associate the sculpture with a mere object. [11] The automated nature of Can't Help Myself categorizes the sculpture as a work of kinetic art, which, in turn, generates an anthropomorphic quality to ...
The Ouabache Sculpture is a public artwork located in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County in the US state of Indiana.Located on a grassy plot between adjacent lanes of the Harrison Street Bridge and lying just east of the Wabash River, [1] the sculpture is kinetic and will move by being pushed by the wind. [2]
The top ten highest value sculptures were made by seven different people, two of whom are unknown and will never be identified. An Alberto Giacometti sculpture is the most valuable modern work, and he has three more entries in the top ten. Four Constantin Brâncuși sculptures are featured on the list, [10] and
The kinetic sculpture is 10.6 metres tall and made of 42 rotating stainless steelpanels weighting 24 tonnes in total. [6] Each layer is mechanized and rotates individually. [7] Inside, there are 21 motor modules and 1 kilometre of cables. The programming of the sculpture's movements can be changed and the artist can create new choreographies.