Kinechromatic Device
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Kinechromatic Device is an early kinetic light-art machine by Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik that uses moving mechanical parts and colored illumination to create continuously shifting abstract visual compositions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kinechromatic Device canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Kinechromatic Device Context triple: [Abraham Palatnik, notableWork, Kinechromatic Device]
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Chroma
Chroma is a 1994 experimental book by filmmaker and artist Derek Jarman that blends memoir, theory, and meditation in a series of poetic reflections on color, vision, and his experience of AIDS-related blindness.
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Dark-Light Device
The Dark-Light Device is a specialized attachment in the Luigi’s Mansion series that reveals hidden objects and ghosts by shining a spectral light on them.
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Dykstraflex motion control camera system
The Dykstraflex motion control camera system is a pioneering computer-controlled film camera rig that enabled precise, repeatable camera movements for complex visual effects, most famously used in the original Star Wars.
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Trucolor
Trucolor was a mid-20th-century color motion picture process developed by Republic Pictures, used primarily in their Westerns and adventure films.
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Kaleidoscope
"Kaleidoscope" is a 1980 post-punk album by Siouxsie and the Banshees that marked a shift toward a more experimental and atmospheric sound in their discography.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kinechromatic Device Target entity description: Kinechromatic Device is an early kinetic light-art machine by Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik that uses moving mechanical parts and colored illumination to create continuously shifting abstract visual compositions.
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A.
Chroma
Chroma is a 1994 experimental book by filmmaker and artist Derek Jarman that blends memoir, theory, and meditation in a series of poetic reflections on color, vision, and his experience of AIDS-related blindness.
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B.
Dark-Light Device
The Dark-Light Device is a specialized attachment in the Luigi’s Mansion series that reveals hidden objects and ghosts by shining a spectral light on them.
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C.
Dykstraflex motion control camera system
The Dykstraflex motion control camera system is a pioneering computer-controlled film camera rig that enabled precise, repeatable camera movements for complex visual effects, most famously used in the original Star Wars.
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D.
Trucolor
Trucolor was a mid-20th-century color motion picture process developed by Republic Pictures, used primarily in their Westerns and adventure films.
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E.
Kaleidoscope
"Kaleidoscope" is a 1980 post-punk album by Siouxsie and the Banshees that marked a shift toward a more experimental and atmospheric sound in their discography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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kinetic light-art machine ⓘ |
| artForm | electromechanical art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Concrete art in Brazil
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Rio de Janeiro art scene ⓘ |
| basedOn | abstraction ⓘ |
| category |
Brazilian modern art
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experimental art ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| creator | Abraham Palatnik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation |
Abraham Palatnik – artist
NERFINISHED
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Abraham Palatnik – inventor ⓘ |
| displayMode | indoor installation ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century art ⓘ |
| genre | light art ⓘ |
| hasEffect | projected patterns of colored light ⓘ |
| hasPart |
colored filters
ⓘ
gears ⓘ light sources ⓘ mechanical screens ⓘ motors ⓘ |
| influenced | Brazilian kinetic art ⓘ |
| influencedBy | modernist abstraction ⓘ |
| innovationType | pioneering kinetic light device in Latin American art ⓘ |
| medium |
electric light
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mechanical components ⓘ |
| movement |
kinetic art
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op art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of kinetic light in art
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integration of engineering and visual art ⓘ |
| perception | viewer-dependent experience over time ⓘ |
| produces | continuously shifting abstract visual compositions ⓘ |
| requires | electrical power ⓘ |
| temporalNature | time-based art ⓘ |
| uses |
colored illumination
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moving mechanical parts ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
geometric abstraction
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non-figurative ⓘ |
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Subject: Kinechromatic Device Description of subject: Kinechromatic Device is an early kinetic light-art machine by Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik that uses moving mechanical parts and colored illumination to create continuously shifting abstract visual compositions.
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