Gyula Kosice
As time went on, experimentations in art continued in Latin America. From Modernism to Cubism, to Futurism and Dada, the art world was swept with new ideas and thoughts. One idea that several Argentinian artists struggled with was the idea of space. The canvas was restricting, so they removed the frame and called their work Concrete Art.
Born from the ideas of concrete art, the Argentinian Gyula Kosice led the vanguard of an entirely new art movement – Kinetic Art. Literally art that moves, his works were meant to be touched, to be interacted with. The concrete artist still struggled with their artwork, as they realized they were eventually just creating sculptures. Kosice, on the other hand, wanted more from his art work and intended for the functionality of the piece to supercede sculpture. In Kosice’s work Royi, several wooden rods are connected to base blocks. The polished sanding, well composed structure, and careful attention to detail may belie this work as fragile; On the contrary, this work is meant to be engaged with, and encouraged! The wooden rods move and rotate, the smooth polish of the piece adding extra degrees of visual and artistic information to the entire piece. In this manner, the evolution of the involved art-piece hit its stride. We see the desire for artists to finally desire the interaction of others within their art, as they attempt to make the interaction as fun and unique as possible.