Seeing in Time and Motion

Introduction

Time and motion are closely linked elements in art.

Most of the traditional art media are inherently motionless
and timeless
Artist who work in static media have found imaginative ways
to indicate the passage of the time and appearance of motion.
New technology and media have evolved that allows artist to
capture and express time and motion.
 Time
Since events necessarily take place over time, any
artwork that deals with events must show how time goes
by.

Arts find ways to depict the passage of time and to

remind us of its influence on our lives.
 The Passage of Time
Artist often seek to tell a story
 The Attributes of Time

Time- base arts, such as film, embody six basic

attributes of time: duration, tempo, intensity, scope,
setting and chronology.
 Motion
Motion occurs when an object changes location or position

Because this process occurs as time passes, motion is directly

linked to time.

To communicate motion without actually making anything

involve, artist can choose to imply time or, alternatively, create
the illusion of time.
 Implied Motion
Motion is implied when we do not actually see the motion
happening, but visual clues tell us that it is the key aspect the
work.
 Illusion of Motion

 When artist imply motion, we do not actually see it occurring.

Artist can also communicate the idea of motion by creating an
illusion of it.
Artist create this illusion through visual tricks that deceive our
eyes into believing there is motion as time passes, even though
no actual motion occurs.
 Stroboscopic Motion

When we see two or more repeated images in quick

succession, they tend visually to fuse together.
 Actual Motion
We perceive actual motion when something changes over time.
Performance art is theatrical; the artist’s intention is not intention to
create an art object, but an experience that can exist only is one place and
time in history.

• Performance art emerged as specific form of visual art during the

twentieth century.
• Joseph Beuys incorporated everyday objects, such as animals, fat,
machinery, and sticks into his actions, a series of self-performed
situations in which the artist would interact with these things in a defined
space and time.

Kinetic art plays out the passage of the time through an art object,
usually a sculpture, which moves.
 Time and Motion in Photography
The work of a photographer is deeply concerned with motion
and time.
Photographers move around their subjects, choosing the right
focus for the shot and putting the camera in the best position
to capture the images they seek.
A photograph freezes a moment in time.
 Natural Process and Passage of Time
Some artist use biology and organic materials to create their
artwork.

Organic materials grows and degrade with the passage of

time, so work by “ bioartists” is always changing
 Conclusion

Artist have been able to incorporate the passage of time and

movement into their works using a variety of modern media.
Through film and video, we can appreciate the motion of life
and have to experience time in new ways.
Television, movies, the Internet, and a multitude of others
technologies use movement as an important visual elements.