Kinetic art
Is art from any medium that contains movement perceivable by the viewer or depends on motion for
its effect. Canvas paintings that extend the viewer's perspective of the artwork and incorporate multidimensional movement are the earliest examples of kinetic art More pertinently speaking, kinetic art is a term that today most often refers to three-dimensional sculptures and figures such as mobiles that move naturally or are machine operated. The moving parts are generally powered by wind, a motor or the observer. Kinetic art encompasses a wide variety of overlapping techniques and styles.
There is also a portion of kinetic art that includes virtual movement, or rather movement perceived from only certain angles or sections of the work. This term also clashes frequently with the term apparent movement, which many people use when referring to an artwork whose movement is created by motors, machines, or electrically-powered systems. Both apparent and virtual movement are styles of kinetic art that only recently have been argued as styles of op art.
“Kinetic art” as a moniker developed from a number of sources. Kinetic art has its origins in the late 1800s impressionist artists such as Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet and Edouart Manet who originally experimented with accentuating the movement of human figures on canvas. This triumvirate impressionist painters all sought to create art that was more lifelike than their contemporaries.
Pencils, a Brief Overview
Pencils range in hardness and blackness from 9H to 9B. Pencil manufacturers use the letter "H" to indicate a hard pencil and "B" to designate the blackness of the pencil's mark. The letter "F" indicates that the pencil sharpens to a fine point. 9H pencil is the hardest pencil available. 9B is the softest pencil you can get and it will create the darkest lines. My ‘pencil kit’ ranges from 2H to 2B, but I recommend using up to a 6B for deep shadows and bold, dark lines. You will find that any harder that 2H is quite difficult to use and may create dents in your paper.
Homework
1) Built a sculpture using clay and wire or clay and nylon thread
2) Search about how to use light on drawings
3) Remember that the sculpture must be related with Venezuela and kinetic art.
Evaluation Plan:
1)Draw 3 points for:
a.- Technique: 1 point
b).- Uses of the value and shadow: 1 point
c) Presentation and neatness work
2) Clay Sculpture 3 points for:
a.- Presentation 1 point
b.- kinetic and Venezuelan theme 2 points.
Remember that everything must be done for Wednesday April 21st.
