The Art of the Mobile
Most art remains passive as we view it – the changes all happen within the heart, soul and mind of the viewer. Exploring a painting may alter the viewer forever, but it will not alter the art itself. Mobiles take a step in the direction of performance art, enabling the viewer to participate directly in their movement and evolution. Not only is the viewer affected by observing these airborne objects, but the objects themselves can be reconfigured in space and in time by the viewer. This process could be as subtle as approaching the mobile and changing the air currents that set the piece in motion. It could as direct as reaching out to touch and spin the mobile and to watch the dance that follows. I hope this mobile inspires you to dance along in your heart as well as your body.
A mobile can also provide a calm and meditative presence. A small mobile can reside on a table or a desk, where it can simply be a reminder to find a balance in work, study or meditation. A larger mobile can reside in a garden where it picks up the surrounding breeze and reflects and even magnifies the movement of adjacent plants and trees. If you reach out and set a mobile in motion, it will unerringly find equilibrium after spinning and dancing for awhile. Watching a mobile can inspire you to find that kind of equilibrium.
Most art remains passive as we view it – the changes all happen within the heart, soul and mind of the viewer. Exploring a painting may alter the viewer forever, but it will not alter the art itself. Mobiles take a step in the direction of performance art, enabling the viewer to participate directly in their movement and evolution. Not only is the viewer affected by observing these airborne objects, but the objects themselves can be reconfigured in space and in time by the viewer. This process could be as subtle as approaching the mobile and changing the air currents that set the piece in motion. It could as direct as reaching out to touch and spin the mobile and to watch the dance that follows. I hope this mobile inspires you to dance along in your heart as well as your body.
A mobile can also provide a calm and meditative presence. A small mobile can reside on a table or a desk, where it can simply be a reminder to find a balance in work, study or meditation. A larger mobile can reside in a garden where it picks up the surrounding breeze and reflects and even magnifies the movement of adjacent plants and trees. If you reach out and set a mobile in motion, it will unerringly find equilibrium after spinning and dancing for awhile. Watching a mobile can inspire you to find that kind of equilibrium.
