“Kineticism” Created between 1920 and 1970. An international movement that refers to art of both real and apparent motion Kinetic Sculptures
Alexander Calder 1898-1976 The Flying Trapeze, 1925 Went to school for engineering Invented the mobile Creates large sculptures called Stabiles The Flying Trapeze, 1925 Alexander Calder 1898-1976 http://www.calder.org
Alexander Calder Calder Le Cirque Clip 1 Alexander Calder performs his "Circus" - Whitney Museum The Circus, 1926 Alexander Calder 1898-1976 http://www.calder.org
Alexander Calder bending and twisting wire "drew" three-dimensional figures Alexander Calder 1898-1976 http://www.calder.org
Alexander Calder 1898-1976 The Circus, (1926) Circus Scene, 1926 To view this presentation, first, turn up your volume and second, launch the self-running slide show. The Circus, (1926) Alexander Calder 1898-1976 Circus Scene, 1926 http://www.calder.org
Alexander Calder Mobile (Arc of Petals), 1941 Untitled, 1935 1898-1976 http://www.calder.org
Alexander Calder Untitled, 1935 Trepied, 1972 1898-1976 . Alexander Calder 1898-1976 Trepied, 1972 http://www.calder.org
Alexander Calder 1898-1976 Sword Plant, 1947 http://www.calder.org
Object with Red Discs, 1931
Indian Feathers, 1969
Kinetic sculpture at the BMW Museum Rooster Rings Wind Sculpture DeCordova Arthur Ganson's Kinetic Sculptures at MIT Museum Blooms: Strobe-Animated Sculptures
Student Examples
Sunset Boat, 2006 Dale Chihuly 1941-Present http://www.chihuly.com
Dale Chihuly 1941-Present The Sun and Black Niijima Floats, 2010 V&A Chandelier, (2001) http://www.chihuly.com
Isola di San Giacomo in Palude Chandelier, 1996 Dale Chihuly 1941-Present Glasshouse Sculpture, 2012 http://www.chihuly.com
Student Examples