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October 11, 2005
Kinetic Arts:Rochenko and Calder
When it comes to mobiles, I always thought about Calder until I learned about Rodchenko this time. Although I am not sure about the relationship between Rodchenko and Calder, I am supposing they must have shared common ground for some points. Rochenko may have explored more various fields of arts while Calder is represented by his signiture mobiles.
It was only a few weeks ago when I found out about "Calder's Circus". I was fascinated by Calder's Circus at Whitney Museum, and it changed whole perception of mine toward Calder. The pieces of the Circus were so tiny, but they moved as they were designed with simple strings or wires to be pulled. It was very inspiring in terms of how the pieces could be designed so simple while functioning in a way they were supposed to. They showed that the kinetic arts could bring very interesting results to the audience with its simple calculation of design.
The implication of Calder's Circus may not be identical as Rodchenko's works, however, the core concept of kinetic arts in both works may be compatible in a sense that they both brought organic movements into their aesthetics. Rodchenko created space out of flat surface, and simple lines were suggesting a plasticity of the piece. I learned that the way to put lines could have a large impact on the impression of a whole art piece.
Posted by Jane Oh at October 11, 2005 11:30 PM