How to make kinetic wind art

Johannes Langkamp on Instagram: "Can you see the wind? My new wind sculpture is in place in Nijmegen at @ExpoBart (🙌), permanently on view at their new exhibition space on the former NYMA factory site. Come and join their playful program this Saturday, September 9th, between 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM “Can You See The Wind” (2023) Wind-driven sculpture at Expo Bart, NYMA square #KineticArt #ArtMovement #opening #Sculpture #MotionArt #KineticSculpture #MechanicalArt #ArtInstallation…

An Aeolian harp requires only wind to pluck its strings to create a mystical, soothing sound played by nature.

You can put metal on a table and wind will knock it off. But if you want art to spin at one knot it's a bit harder.

What is Kinetic Art? - Characteristics In visual art, the term kinetic art, derived from the Greek word kinesis, refers to works that incorporate real or apparent movement. It explores how things look when they move, so in its widest definition, kinetic art embraces a huge number of different art forms, as well as media types and styles. Thus, for instance, it may include cinematic and animation art, happenings and other types of performance art such as mime, clockwork/ clocktower figurines…

(No, picking up and moving around a Picasso canvas wouldn't make it “kinetic art”.) The term is mostly applied to three-dimensional sculptures that are designed to move because of natural elements like wind or water, or a mechanical apparatus, e.g. an electric motor.

Unique Hand-Crafted Wood Sculptures

I've had a pvc garden twirler or whirligig or wind spinner for many years. It was purchased on a camping trip from another camper who made various spinners to hang on the awnings of your trailer. I love the motion of the spinners and had to have one of my own. I decided that

Aurora is a 32ft light sculpture created for the Little Italy District of San Diego California. The kinetic wind blow outer shell of Aurora is made of hundreds of Polycarbonate panels that are textured to mimic traditional rolled glass and are coated with holographic material called Dichroic. The result is a unique optical effect that changes the reflective color (Bronze> Gold> Green> White) and its transmissive color (Blue> Purple> Magenta> Amber) based on the viewers perspective and…