Generative Art Timeline · Chapter 2: Modern Era (1850–1949)

1930

Light Prop for an Electric Stage by László Moholy-Nagy

Artwork · Europe

Light Prop for an Electric Stage by László Moholy-Nagy

One of the first electrically powered kinetic sculptures, this kinetic light sculpture is an important example of the historical lineage connecting early Lumino-Kinetic Art to Op and Kinetic art, which led to the development of digital art. Created two years after Moholy-Nagy left the Bauhaus, this piece synthesizes his experiments there, incorporating light, technology and industrial materials.

Text by Peter Bauman. Generative Art Timeline, Le Random.

Sources

People

László Moholy-Nagy

Movements

Bauhaus, kinetic art, Lumino-Kinetic Art

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Ideas
light, light art, Lumino-Kinetic Art, materiality, sculpture, technology
Technologies
kinetic art, kinetic sculpture
People
László Moholy-Nagy
Works
Light Prop for an Electric Stage
Organisations
Bauhaus

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