Movement and energy is the two main ideas that come to mind when the term kinetic is brought up in a discussion. How can a static two dimensional image convey the movement and energy, is it possible? Matthew Ritchie has found a way to show us that yes, yes it is. In his piece “Something like Day” shown above, the general feeling you get is well… movement there’s almost no way to take in all the energy without going up and just observing and standing and following the black lines. Lines are what you are seeing in black, the continuous and uninterrupted movement is something I’ve never quite seen. The gentle curves that follow other black line built upon by other black lines, gives a feeling of completeness and wholesomeness. Then as you follow the lines from the outside it all abruptly turns to color, and instead of mostly going horizontally, where twisted and thrown up down and every which way, possibly telling us that you can never predict everything in your life, that each and every day is unique. All this is taught through lines, black lines, and colorful lines, all on a static white non-moving wall. Kinetic can be shown very easily and yet be one of the most complicated items in a piece.
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