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What does it mean if a sculpture is kinetic?
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If a sculpture is kinetic, it moves and that movement is part of how the artist conveys the meaning of the work. Kinetic sculptures may feature motors, electronic displays and other components that create the movement. Find a selection of kinetic sculptures on 1stDibs.
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Hanging Mid Century Fiber and Wood Kinetic Sculpture 1960s
Located in San Diego, CA
Hanging mid-century fiber and wood kinetic sculpture. Unsigned, 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood
Meloniski da Villacidro Kinetic Sculpture in Wood and Brass
Located in Milano, IT
devotes himself mainly to sculpture in marble, bronze and wood, alongside painting and ceramics. One
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
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Modernist wood and metal Kinetic Table Sculpture..Garden... after Bertoia
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist wood and metal Kinetic Table Sculpture..Garden,, after Bertoia.. Signed and dated
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
'Calderfeit' Kinetic Sculpture by Dan Levin
By Dan Levin
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Fun and playful kinetic sculpture in the style of Calder by California artist Dan Levin. Known for
Category
2010s American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1950s Kinetic Modernist Sculpture Machine by Engel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1950's kinetic art sculpture, possibly created by Jules Engel of Los Angeles and very reminiscent
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Paul A. Lobel Sterling Fisherman Kinetic Sculpture
By Paul Lobel
Located in St. Louis, MO
art at his Greenwich village shop in the 1940s and 1950s. This two-piece sterling Kinetic sculpture is
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver