Nationality USA Movement Kinetic Art | Name Robert Perless Known for Kinetic art | |
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Born 1938 Brooklyn, New York Notable work Dreamweaver 2008, Sun Dogger 2004, Orion's Belt 2002, Solar Wind 2000, Mobius Aurora 2000, Miami Aurora 1999, True North 1999, Over the Rainbow 1998, Smoke Dance 1998, Fields Within Fields 1997, Mobius Solaris 1995, Desert Star 1992, Mobius 3 1992, Rotor Vane 1990, Quicksilver 1990, Redshift 1987, Stargon 1987, Ground Planes 1982, Williwaw 1978 | ||
Robert Perless Public Sculpture 2009
Robert Perless is an American artist whose particular focus is kinetic art sculptures.
Contents
- Robert Perless Public Sculpture 2009
- Kinetic Art and Wind Energy
- Personal background
- Kinetic Art
- Body of work
- Selected sculptures
- Selected collections
- Selected exhibitions
- References
Kinetic Art and Wind Energy
Personal background
Perless was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1938. He studied Art and Engineering at the University of Miami in Florida. In 1978 after working in cramped quarters in New York City, Perless determined to build an all-metal house and studio in Greenwich, Connecticut. He contracted architect John Ciardullo who designed a house and studio framed in steel, with aluminum exterior paneling, which Perless built himself, welding and erecting the structure and sculptural railings and cutting and hanging the exterior Alucobond panels. The large sculpture studio with 25 foot high ceilings is part of the main structure.
Kinetic Art
Perless is part of the Kinetic Art movement. He has created kinetic structures as public artworks for municipalities, post-secondary educational institutions as well as private sector commissioned art installations for various corporations. His works were discussed at the first International Kinetic Art Symposium February 9, 2013 in the presentation on the link between Kinetic Art and the generation of Electricity from the wind; They were also discussed during the Breaking The Barriers panel discussion and detailed in the presentation following the panel discussion on how his 40 years of Kinetic Art works, lead to the development of small wind turbines for use in urban environments.
Body of work
The works are created in his large Greenwich studio adjacent to his home, using industrial materials. His works are inspired by early 20th-century modern sculptors, including the Russian Constructivists, the Italian Futurists, and European and American masters who used new materials and the concept of motion and speed in art and life.
Selected sculptures
Orion's Belt, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Sun Dagger (2004), on the campus of Utah Valley University, Wasatch in Heber City, Utah.
Solar Wind, on the High Tech Campus of Salt Lake Community College.
Selected collections
His works have been acquired by museums and public galleries including:
Selected exhibitions
Perless's work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, including: