Gallery: Video Gallery: Kinetic Art That Will Blow Your Mind
01fluid-dress
Add movement to sculpture, and what do you get? Kinetic art. Wind, gears, electricity and even human power provides the motion for these dynamic pieces, transforming otherwise static works into ever-changing art that can react to environmental variables. Immerse yourself in this collection of kinetic sculpture videos from around the world. __Above:__ Fluid Dress by Charlie Bucket ----------------------------- Created by Charlie Bucket, Fluid Dress is a bundle containing 600 feet of tubing and dyed fluids that creates an amazing dress that seems to always be in motion. The pump controller for the effect is worn as a backpack. Unfortunately, you can't go through the metal detector with this on.
02animaris-umerus-part-1
Animaris Umerus Part 1 ---------------------- Artist [Theo Jansen](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_Jansen) is based in The Netherlands and builds amazingly large creatures out of PVC that can move on their own. The Animaris Umerus Part 1 video above, shot in 2009 by Alexander Schlichter, uses a Steadicam to give a unique perspective on Jansen's sculpture. This particular creature really likes to ruffle its feathers.
03animaris-umerus-part-2
Animaris Umerus Part 2 ---------------------- In this video by Alexander Schlichter, we see one of Theo Jansen's larger wind creatures. Jansen says he tries to equip his creations with their own artificial intelligence so they can avoid obstacles like ocean waves by changing course when one is detected.
04moves-manager
Moves Manager by Evertt A. Beidler ---------------------------------- Moves Manager is a performance piece created by sculptor and video producer [Evertt A. Beidler](http://everttbeidler.com/) in Portland, Oregon, that offers a satiric look at office life and the role humans play in corporations. Are you a robot also? Beep beep boop?
05fermid
Fermid by Behnaz Babazadeh -------------------------- Fermid is a kinetic sculpture designed by [Behnaz Babazadeh](http://behnazbabazadeh.com/) that uses technology and parametric design principles to explore the natural movement found in living organisms. Using light and movement-sensitive actions, this kinetic sculpture portrays the feeling that it's alive — and watching us.
06solar-sculptures
Mark Malmberg's Solar Sculptures -------------------------------- Artist [Mark Malmberg](http://www.markmalmberg.com/mobiles2.0/index.html) realizes the power of the sun. He creates solar-powered sculptures that move with the help of our closest star. Thomas Goman features Malmberg — who thinks of the creatures he creates as having their own unique personalities (and likes how they go to sleep at night like the rest of us) — in this cute video.
07tessel
Tessel by Dave Letellier ------------------------ "I'm sorry, Dave, I cant do that." Watching this video of Dave Letellier's [Tessel](http://www.davidletellier.net/works.html#tessel) will transport you straight into a Stanley Kubrick sci-fi classic [2001: A Space Odyssey](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)). Twelve of the panels are fitted with motors and eight are equipped with audio transducers. Put it all together and you have a dynamic sonic space, constantly moving and reconfiguring as it softly evolves.
08artcom
Art+Com's Kinetic Sculpture --------------------------- Take 714 metal spheres, move them just the right way, and you will have Art+Com's [Kinetic Sculpture](http://www.artcom.de/en/projects/project/detail/kinetic-sculpture/), created for the BMW Museum in Munich, Germany. Art+Com's designers, architects and artists wanted to use mechanical and electronic components to create a single and coherent image. We think they succeeded.
