Latin American kinetic art and its relationship with electronic art: Gyula Kosice and Abraham Palatnik.

Abstract

This paper focuses on the works of Latin American artists Gyula Kosice and Abraham Palatnik, looking to trace relationships between kinetic and electronic art in Latin America. Some characteristics they share are the inclusion of spectator participation and the early use of lumino kinetic technology in their work. These artists were both pioneers in kinetic art, as well in the use of technology in art, incorporating movement and technology before the concept of 'Kinetic Art' was introduced by the 1955 exhibi-tion Le Mouvement at the Galerie Denise René .