Whether called 4D, motion, or kinetic sculpture, sculptors that work with the fourth dimension usually consciously focus on how their art is affected by movement. Typically the movement is necessary to tell the sculptor's meaning in the piece, obviously, otherwise it would be done in the third dimension. Theo Jansen is a good example. He creates walking sculptures that use the wind to create motion. Although the following is an advertisement, it is a good example of Jansen’s work:
Not all 4D sculpture is this complex. Street graffiti artist, Joshua Allen Harris, uses the wind created by subway vents to create intriguing 4D sculptures:
The use of motors are more common to create movement in 4D sculptures. This kinetic sculpture is also aided by the use of a computer. Made by Art+Com, a design agency in Berlin, Germany, this piece uses metal spheres on wires:
Arthur Ganson is fairly well known by 4D artists. His pieces are like living machines that take on human traits. This movie short was made using his Machine with Wishbone:
Here is Ganson’s "Child Watching Ball". Note that the sculpture must be moved with the aid of the viewer:
Here Arthur Ganson talks about his work:
I will leave you with a work called Morpho Towers - Two Standing Spirals by Sachiko Kodama, which uses liquid magnets and electricity in its movement.
I hope this gives you a little taste of what is happening in 4D sculpture. Next post I will discuss zoetropes.
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