Artists began to incorporate movement into their work from different motives and with different goals, each in their own way adding a whole new aesthetic and perceptual dimension of infinite dimensions to traditional art. Art that uses and deals with movement is called kinetic art. Kinetic art relates directly to movement and incorporates it into the work of art. Such work is dynamic and constantly changing. The element of movement is responsible for radical metamorphoses in our way of visualising the external and internal world. ( Kepes, 2002 ) In my thesis I explore the connection between art and nature in the form of a kinetic sculpture. I focus on movement as a consequence of natural forces and phenomena and on the aspects of chance and indeterminacy. I address the artistic field of sculpture by exploring not only different concepts but also different materials and sculptural techniques. In the theoretical part, I present the main concepts related to kinetic art, the history and development of this art, its pioneers and important representatives. I also briefly present Slovenian representatives in this field and contemporary solutions. In particular, I focus on the natural phenomenon of light and the visual effects of light movement; reflection, shadow, flicker, beam, reflection. Light fascinates me because of its invisible power; it is the source of all our visible world, and at the same time it is the most intangible and immaterial natural element (Pirc, 2010). It is incredibly sublime, unobtrusive and has an incredible impact on the viewer.
In the practical part I presented my artistic practice through which I explored kinetic sculpture under the influence of the natural phenomenon of light. I present different kinetic sculptures that I have placed in different environments. I explore the different modes of movement; actual and purely visual, that a stationary sculpture achieves through the movement of light. I have been concerned with the perception of the viewer - the passer-by and their reaction to the sculptural intervention in urban space.
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