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Tag Archives: Kinetic Sculptures
A FETISH FOR MOVEMENT
In 1973, Rowland Emett( 1906-1990 ) created The Aqua Horological Tintinnabulator, more popularly known as the Victoria Centre clock, or the Emmet Clock. The unique water-powered structure is an icon of Nottingham and a popular meeting place for shoppers.Mr Emett also … Continue reading
Art For the Doomsday Scenario
Kinetic art in the Dada tradition known as metamechanics or sculptured machines were a form symptomatic of the New Realist school of art and manifesto as signed by Swiss painter and sculptor Jean Tinguely. Tinguely satirized the inherent nature of … Continue reading
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Tagged Dada, Jean Tinguely, Kinetic Art, Kinetic Sculptures, Mark Jenkins, New Realism, Nouveau Realistes
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Leonardo on the Beach
Survival of the fittest. Darwin’s theories of the species and evolution applied to large scale reptilian like sculptures. Mechanical monoliths of the best and brightest. Theo Jansen’s ”Strandbeests” shamble along the coastline of Holland, powered by feeding on gusts of … Continue reading