Frederick Rowland Emett OBE, known as Rowland Emett, was an English cartoonist and constructor of whimsical kinetic sculpture.
Cats Cradle Pussiewillow III Clock in Basildon
Visivision Machine, one of the "Things" created by Rowland Emett
Aqua Horological Tintinnabulator, the Victoria Centre, Nottingham
Blue plaque for Emett in Birmingham
Kinetic art is art from any medium that contains movement perceivable by the viewer or that depends on motion for its effects. Canvas paintings that extend the viewer's perspective of the artwork and incorporate multidimensional movement are the earliest examples of kinetic art. More pertinently speaking, kinetic art is a term that today most often refers to three-dimensional sculptures and figures such as mobiles that move naturally or are machine operated. The moving parts are generally powered by wind, a motor or the observer. Kinetic art encompasses a wide variety of overlapping techniques and styles.
Naum Gabo, Kinetic Construction, also titled Standing Wave (1919–20)
Édouard Manet, Le Ballet Espagnol (1862).
At the Races, 1877–1880, oil on canvas, by Edgar Degas, Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Edgar Degas, The Orchestra at the Opera (c. 1870)