Kinetic Sculpture in Quito: Precursors and Cinetists

Abstract

In the city of Quito, Ecuador, there are artistic expressions of a kinetic order, however, such manifestations have been little studied in their integrality, which is why the author of this article has considered it appropriate, even more so in his condition of citizen and sculptor Quito, to collect bibliographic and field information that contributes to the documentation, visibility and future debate of the subject in question. With this objective in mind, this research collects part of the results obtained from the doctoral thesis on "Kinetic sculpture in structural steel", currently under development, which provides the proper contextualization on this topic in the global panorama and, specifically, in art. Ecuadorian kinetic. The information offered, whenever possible, is presented free of speculation or value judgments, which will be in charge of future theoretical undertakings carried out by third parties.

Keywords

• arte cinético
• escultura cinética
• artistas quiteños
• arte cinético ecuatoriano