Energy and Art

Science & Art

Gravity and Energy

Open Ended

How could you use concepts in science to make art?

Open Ended

How could you use gravity and energy to make art?

Jackson pollock used gravity to make art.

He moved around on large canvases slinging his brush creating splats and spatters.

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Jackson Pollock

The result was a tangled web of chaotic lines that show a visible trail of kinetic energy and gravity.

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Jackson Pollock

A force which tries to pull two objects toward each other.

Gravity

potential energy is about the position of objects, not their motion. Its about their stored energy

Potential Energy

energy that an object possesses due to its motion.

Kinetic Energy

Multiple Choice

_____ is an example of gravity in art.

• slinging paint with a brush

• drawing a line

• taking a photograph

• stippling in ink

Multiple Choice

Rolling a marble covered in paint on a piece of paper is an example of ____ in art

• potential energy

• gravity

• kinetic energy

Dropping art material onto a surface or allowing art material to drip or slide down an art surface.

Gravity

The action of making art can be part of the art. Jackson pollocks artwork was partly about him moving on the canvas and the potential for making a line or shape.

Potential Energy

Using force to push, drip or drop paint. In the image a paint can has holes poked in it. The can is on a string. Then pushed to create kinetic energy patterns.

Kinetic Energy

We will use gravity and kinetic energy to make art.

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