I tried something different this week, a little experiment in abstract/kinetic art.
I thank my colleagues at LMAC for their contributions to LIL, the LMAC Library of Images. These images were invaluable in making my pieces.
Uncertainty
@alex2alex
abstract design
https://www.lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/13220
Playing With Scissors
@yaziris
scissors
https://www.lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/7632@redheadpei
Sun/planet
https://www.lmac.gallery/lil-gallery-image/8424
I also thank MOndsheim from Pixabay for his image
Kinetic Art
According to the website The Art Story, kinetic art embodies a fascination with movement. It is the "quintessential expressions of modern art's concern with presenting rather than representing living reality". The website traces the roots of kinetic art to the 1910s, in the Dada and Constructivists movements.
Kinetic art offers pieces that 'extend into time as well as space'. According to the website, kinetic art reflects the modern intellectual concern with the relationship between time and space, a concern rooted in the theories of Albert Einstein (around the turn of the 20th century).
I don't know if my pieces can be described as kinetic art. They may be described as an attempt to make kinetic art :). In any event these kinetic collages were fun to make, and they are experimental. I hope you like them.
Here are some examples of kinetic art I was able to find on Wikipedia.
- --The Snowflakes Are Swirling by Sarnikoff
CC Attribution Share-Alike 4.0 International License
From the author: "Mobile cardboard animated by an asynchronous motor, all in the mind recycle art to also bring him my contribution"
- --Four Squares in a Square (Vier Vierecke im Geviert) by George Rickey
Attribution of the image on Wikipedia: Hans Bug. Used under CC 3.0 Attribution Share-alike unported license
From Wikipedia: "Rickey turned from painting to creating kinetic sculpture. Rickey combined his love of engineering and mechanics by designing sculptures whose metal parts moved in response to the slightest air currents".
- --Boy to Man Sculpture by Uli Aschenborn
CC 4.0 Attribution Share-alike International license.
From the website: "This type of artwork can only be understood via a video. The GIF-Version shows easily everywhere, whereas videos often give trouble e. g. on mobiles. If the size is small enough it runs by itself (as in this case). OK of the Kendzia Gallery. The artist is pleased, when published".
My Process in Making Experiments #1 and #2
Uncertainty, had a rough beginning. There was one rather sloppy outcome. Then I defined the border areas in the piece more clearly and the parts moved more smoothly together. Here's how the base image of the first attempt looked:
Second, clearer base image.
Playing with Scissors went a little more smoothly, but still it took two tries to get the timing right. The second, final try took 15 frames to complete. The first try was essentially the same, but it moved faster, and had less frames:
First, fast, piece
You can see that LIL, the LMAC Image Library, was an essential part of my collage creating this week. Anyone on Hive can contribute to the library and everyone can borrow from it. Learn about the procedure here.
LMAC contest is on a summer break, but the community is buzzing with collage creations offered by our artists. We are also receiving many LIL contributions. The contest will resume in September.
Peace and health to all.