Movement and Rhythm

What is kinetic art?

• Kinetic art is art that focuses on still images and photographs.
• Kinetic art is art that only uses black and white colors.
• Kinetic art is art that is created using only digital tools.
• Kinetic art is art that includes movement, often powered by wind, motors, or other means. It aims to capture the essence of motion and change.

Which of these art pieces are examples of compositional movement?

• "Densmore Shute Bends the Shaft"

• "Birds in Flight"

• "Continual Mobile, Continual Light"

• All of these are examples of compositional movement.

Why do artists create compositional movement?

• To confuse the audience
• To create a static composition
• To limit the viewer's perspective
• To guide the viewer's eye, create rhythm and flow, and unity.

What are some of the ways to show objects that are moving?

• Dotted lines
• Solid lines
• Motion lines, blur effects, repeated images

• Flashing lights

What are the different kinds of rhythm?

• Unpredictable rhythm
• Chaotic rhythm
• Regular rhythm, flowing rhythm, progressive rhythm, alternating rhythm, random rhythm, and symmetrical rhythm.
• Static rhythm

Hals was an artist commissioned to paint a group portrait. A similar contemporary work would be

• a self portrait.

• a portrait of a friend.

• a team photo.

• an animal painting.

Throughout his life, Matisse painted simplified shapes and color. At the end of his life he

• invented a new color.

• wrote novels.

• cut out paper.

• sculpted marble.

"Apples on the Table" is an example of

• pattern, unity, and balance.

• texture, value, and contrast.

• emphasis, contrast, and unity.

• leading the eye, compositional movement, and visual movement.

Movement in "Fountains of the Four Rivers" and "Rock and Wave Action" is made with

• air currents, gravity and water flow.

• linear perspective, aerial perspective and a vanishing point.

• repetition of lines, shapes and forms, and colors.

• radial, bilateral, and asymmetrical balance.

A good example of kinetic art and actual movement is

• "Mona Lisa."

• "Young Hare."

• "Densmore Shute Bends the Shaft."

• "School of Athens."