Kinetisches Objekt 1968

This is Gerhard von Graevenitz’s 'Kinetisches Objekt', and I can only imagine what it might have been like to create this cool piece! This kinetic object, with its simple palette of black and silver, just looks like a dark cosmos dotted with stars. What I find really interesting is the potential energy it holds, the anticipation of movement. Von Graevenitz made a lot of these kinds of works, exploring perception and motion, kind of like what Vasarely did. But what I'm thinking about is the artist in their studio, carefully placing each disc, considering balance, and anticipating the interplay of light and shadow. It’s a kind of dance, a visual rhythm that invites us to contemplate the relationship between order and chaos. I can imagine him thinking about the Bauhaus and the spirit of experimentation in the air at the time. Artists are always in conversation with one another, across time and space, influencing each other's vision.