Move to draw or paint. Each brush stroke plays a sound, so the picture and the music are made together.
Many people hesitate in front of a blank page. Many artists paint to music. In Kinetitude you dance, draw or paint, and make music at the same time, then print what you made.
A camera follows your hands or your whole body. Each stroke plays a note, and the notes stay in harmony, so there is no wrong note. Move closer and the lines grow larger and the sound louder.
There is no headset or controller. Kinetitude runs on a kiosk with a small photo printer beside it.
Hand gestures change the marks. Pinch and hold and the paint drips. Hold still and the colour will spread. Make a fist and the colour erupts.
A guide to the gestures can be shown on the screen or as a wall panel.
A kiosk for play rooms and waiting areas. Children stand and dance in front of the screen, with nothing to touch.
Visitors see a camera read their movement and turn it into lines and sound.
At the NGV, the MCA and other museums, visitors draw, print their drawing and take it home.
Kinetitude fits one screen in a corner or a whole room. These models show the set-up.
A version of Kinetitude can be made from one artist's colours and marks.
For artists whose work is in the public domain, the palette and marks come from their paintings and drawings. A gallery could pair a version with an exhibition or a collection.
Living artists can make a version with me as a paid collaboration.
To bring Kinetitude to your hospital, museum or shop, or to make an artist version, email Anne.
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