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RetourThe kinetic artinterviewing the artist Gérard CLISSONSolar fracture Scroll the cursor over the piece to illuminate and discover the kinetics. The kinetic artThe kinetic and optical art is an artistic trend based on the aesthetics of the movement (motion of the piece, movement of the observer, variation in the lightening, etc.)This trend is mainly represented in the field of sculpture, where mobile elements have been used. However, the kinetic art is also based on the optical illusions, the vibration of the retina and our impossibility of accommodating our eyes to two differently coloured surfaces at the same time and violently contrasted. In this last case of virtual kinetics, we call it Op Art. The first examples of kinetic art appeared in the 1910s, within the futurist movement and in some Marcel Duchamop’s creations. Some years later, Alexander Calder invented the mobile, a sculpture made of threads and metallic pieces, which are set in motion by the movement of the air in the room. The expression “kinetic art” was officially established around1954 to refer to the art works set in motion by the wind, the public and/or a mechanical device. The black and white contrastsAt the beginning of the 1950s, the first optic pieces are based on the contrast between black and white. And then, thanks to the retina persistence or to the interpretation made by the brain, a new optical or motion illusion was born within the piece. Victor Vasarely and Bridget Riley are the best representatives of the early kinetic art. In 1955, Vasarely published the Yellow Manifesto, which theorizes about the optical and the kinetic art.The moiré effectsA moiré effect is produced by interweaving the black and white lines at first and later the colour. The superimposition of the weaves produces an effect of change and movement on the public who moves around while the coats of lines remain still. Alberto Biasi, Dieter Roth, Jesus Rafael Soto, Youri Messen-Jaschin and even Yvaral have worked on this kind of compositions. |
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