ch. 1.5 Flashcards
Motion
Occurs when an object changes location or position
Implied Motion
Used in static works of art- We do not actually see the motion happening- Visual clues tell us that the work portrays motion
Illusion of Motion
Artists create an illusion of motion through visual tricks
Stroboscopic Motion
When we see two or more repeated images in quick succession, they appear to fuse together
zoetrope
A series of drawings is placed in a slotted cylinder called a zoetrope
Performance Art
is theatrical; the artist’s intention is not to create an art object, but an experience that can exist only in one place and time in history
Kinetic art
plays out the passage of time through an art object, usually a sculpture, which moves
mobile
a kinetic sculpture (art that moves)