Movement in art

The first image I chose is Le Carnaval d' Harlequin by Joan Miro. The very important range of characters that are in this painting and the fact that they all have their own type of movement really makes it look like a giant carnival dance. Plus the amount of strong colors that Miro used to depict them give them a lot of energy, so of movement.

The second image is The Night by Max Beckman, a german post-world war 1 artist. I really like his work and this painting in particular because the way he drew and painted the different characters , which all seem very tense and have those specific positions , gives this impression of movement and tension in their body. I even feel very contracted , tense, when I look at it. So the movement in this is light in their action but strong in their tension.

The third image is Number 8 by Jason Pollock. The way he is using the fluidity of the paint by trowing it on the canvas gives an amazing impression of movement in all his work. Especially in this one because of the use of different colors while others series he made use fewer and colder colors .

The fourth image is two photographs of Loïe Fuller , an american artist (1862-1928), doing The Lys Dance.She created a new dance form using light fabrics, colored lightning and body movements. Those pictures had been taken as a part of her work. I think that seeing the frozen mouv of the fabric and her body gives the feeling that it continues, even if it doesn't.

Movement in art is surprising by the way that it's always still. Like in puppetry different forms of art can give feeling and impressions of movement and energy while they're just still images.

Giving life to still objects , in a way that's all what puppetry is about..