What does Kinetic mean What is Kinetic Art

What does Kinetic mean? What is Kinetic Art? ? ?

Yaacov Agam and Kinetic Art (art that changes or moves when the viewer moves)

Yaacov Agam • Born in 1928 - in Palestine. • One of the most famous Kinetic artist • He first experimented with movement in the 1950 s. • Kinetic Art, form of art, usually sculpture, in which movement is an integral part. The agent of that movement may be a current of air, water, a clockwork or motorized mechanism, magnetic forces, or the actions of the spectator.

7 th and 8 th grade Art 1 Kinetic ART project Procedures: • Each student will receive 2 different sheets to create 2 paintings • Make 2 DIFFERENT art pieces – One landscape – And one cityscape

After artwork is done: • Turn artwork over and mark 1” apart along the top and bottom. Connect the marks with lines to make strips. • NUMBER THEM 1 -12 and CUT the strips apart. • Glue onto a piece of heavy paper 1 from 1 art work and 1 from another and so on. • Fold like an accordion. • Mount on black tag board.

What if there are • The following slides are made from 3 pieces of art work and a heavy 9” x 24” backing

Sharp left side Starting to walk toward the middle

Front view Extreme right sided view

This is how you are going to be graded 1. Art work ideas are landscapes and cityscapes (or opposites. i. e. day and night, winter and summer, land sea) 2. Used pencils and colored pencils, markers and crayons, watercolor or tempera paint and pencils 3. Art work is neat, page is filled up and a close attention to details. 4. Proper use of materials and classroom behavior. 5. Cutting, gluing, folding and mounting onto a Black piece of tag board is NEAT.

LET’S Brainstorm opposites • • • Day and night Winter and summer Cops a robbers Pants and skirts Cars and trucks Animals and flowers Sun and moon Man and woman Children adults Insects and birds Bald and hairy • • • Fruits and vegetables Radio / tv Skateboards and bikes Xbox and Ps 3 Candy and healthy food School and home Angel and devil Cows and horses Soccer and basketball Sad and happy Contacts and glasses