18 Oddly Satisfying Kinetic Sculptures By Ivan Black

Ivan Black is a British artist with 20 years of experience in creating mesmerizing kinetic sculptures.

His work reflects a fascination and kinship with the mathematical patterns found everywhere in nature e.g. waves, leaves, shells, the human form etc. Tending towards the minimalism in design, his work reveals how order silently governs our seemingly disorderly world.

Square Wave, his latest piece, is a unique piece of kinetic design inspired by the Fibonacci sequence, the basic structure that is the make up of every living thing. This sculpture morphs and creates stunning optical illusions while it spins.

A smaller version of Square Wave was launched on Kickstarter in partnership with the Italian design studio Atellani and was fully funded in less than 7 hours.

More info: ivanblack.com | Instagram | Facebook | vimeo.com | kickstarter.com

18 Oddly Satisfying Kinetic Sculptures By Ivan Black

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Square Wave

18 Oddly Satisfying Kinetic Sculptures By Ivan Black

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12” Square Wave in action. 1 of 20, sold out. #contemporaryart #kineticart #london #londonartscene #sculpture #culture #art #articulture #timeout #artfair #affordableart #affordableartfair #contemporaryartcurator #contemporaryartcollector #interiordesign #design #architecture #instaart #artistsoninstagram #rotate #transform #form #function #science #nature #math #artistatwork #spin #ivanblack
A post shared by Ivan Black (@ivanblacksculpture) on Sep 13, 2018 at 11:17am PDT

Nebula Ellipse

18 Oddly Satisfying Kinetic Sculptures By Ivan Black

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Nebula Ellipse, freshly minted in polished aluminium. #kineticart #theloniusmonk #sculpture #art #mobile #contemporaryart #kineticchandelier #celestial #lighting #lightingdesign #engineering #contemporarylighting #interior #luxe #artistatwork #workshop #atelier #instaart #artistsoninstagram #contemporaryartcurator #contemporaryartcollector #architecture #archilovers #rotate #transform #spin #ivanblack
A post shared by Ivan Black (@ivanblacksculpture) on Mar 12, 2019 at 10:25am PDT

3 Cubes

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Posting 3 old favourites from the vaults. 3 Cubes. – – – #kineticart #kineticsculpture #contemporaryart #contemporaryartcurator #contemporaryartcollector #abstractart #geometricart #geometry #math #science #rotate #transform #form #function #order #chaos #art #artist #sculpture #mobile #artistatwork #artistsoninstagram #instaart #interior #interiordesign #architecture #3 #cubes #workshop #ivanblack
A post shared by Ivan Black (@ivanblacksculpture) on Jul 9, 2018 at 2:33pm PDT

Cascade

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I machined the stand today out of Lime wood. I have named this piece Cascade, many thanks to all of you who made name suggestions. Always a pleasure to hear your feedback. #kineticart #contemporaryart #geometricart #sculpture #mobile #geometry #science #art #nature #nautilus #deco #artdeco #dancer #gymnastics #bar #design #interior #architecture #ivanblack
A post shared by Ivan Black (@ivanblacksculpture) on Jan 19, 2019 at 3:26pm PST

Octave

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My 2nd of 3 posts from the archive. Octave. – – – – #kineticart #contemporaryart #octave #art #abstractart #geometricart #geometry #science #math #physics #swing #pendulum #gymnast #dance #kinetic #mobile #instaart #artistsoninstagram #black #white #notes #rhythm #interior #interiordesign #architecture #chequered #design #sculpture #ivanblack
A post shared by Ivan Black (@ivanblacksculpture) on Jul 10, 2018 at 4:58am PDT

Black Ellipse

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Black Ellipse video #kineticart #kineticsculpture #ellipse #helix #spiral #geometry #geometricart #mechanicalart #mobile #sculpture #contemporaryart #ivanblack
A post shared by Ivan Black (@ivanblacksculpture) on Feb 21, 2018 at 7:06am PST

Helix

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An early helix. #kineticart #mobile #contemporaryart #contemporaryartcurator #contemporaryartcollector #wireart #helix #art #math #science #geometry #geometricart #helix #artist #artistsoninstagram #artistatwork #rotate #transform #form #function #interiordesign #interior #architecture #engineering #spin #hand #loop #abstractart #waveform #ivanblack
A post shared by Ivan Black (@ivanblacksculpture) on Jun 19, 2018 at 8:40am PDT

Nautilus

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The first Nautilus, made in 2006 #kineticart #kineticsculpture #contemporaryart #sculpture #geometry #wireart #ivanblack
A post shared by Ivan Black (@ivanblacksculpture) on Jun 24, 2018 at 2:24am PDT

New Wave

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New Wave #kineticart #mobile #mountains #sculpture #geometry #nature #happynewyear #2019 #ivanblack
A post shared by Ivan Black (@ivanblacksculpture) on Dec 31, 2018 at 9:03am PST

The Cube

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The Cube for our company @inklighting #ivanblack #inklighting #cube #black #light #kineticart #art #contemporaryart #contemporaryartcurator #contemporaryartcollector #abstractart #geometricart #geometry #science #math #engineering #architecture #instaart #artistsoninstagram #artistatwork #artiststudio #architecture #interiordesign #design #sculpture #luxe #lightingdesign #cube #watchthisspace
A post shared by Ivan Black (@ivanblacksculpture) on Jun 27, 2018 at 4:39am PDT

Hex

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Hex, kinetic wind sculpture as featured @ft_howtospendit #kineticart #kinetic #mobile #contemporaryart #sculpture #wind #rotate #transform #garden #gardendesign #landscapedesign #design #exterior #architecture #interior #luxe #interiordesign #home #geometricart #geometry #art #math #science #form #function #artistsoninstagram #instaart #koi #ivanblack
A post shared by Ivan Black (@ivanblacksculpture) on Oct 20, 2018 at 5:15am PDT

Eclipse

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Eclipse, Grace on the radio 📻. Next stop Context Art Miami @contempop @artbasel #artbaselmiami #gracejones #contemporaryart #artmiami #kineticart #art #kinetic #geometricart #geometry #science #math #physics #sculpture #mobile #movement #serpentine #artistsoninstagram #instaart #interior #interiordesign #design #architecture #rotate #transform #form #function #animate #eclipse #contextartmiami #ivanblack
A post shared by Ivan Black (@ivanblacksculpture) on Nov 26, 2018 at 9:46am PST

Shell

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Playing around with a new shape. – – – #kineticart #contemporaryart #kinetic #art #artist #artistatwork #experiment #wire #geometricart #geometry #art #math #science #engineering #wave #waveform #shell #nature #repeat #patterns #curve #linear #elements #design #interior #architecture #instaart #artistsoninstagram #ivanblack
A post shared by Ivan Black (@ivanblacksculpture) on Jul 31, 2018 at 12:22pm PDT

Vee Wave

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Vee Wave, with Carl Craig on in the background. #kineticart #carlcraig #detroittechno #contemporaryart #sculpture #minimalist #geometry #shapes #rotate #transform #order #chaos #mobile #artistsoninstagram #instaart #hands #artistatwork #science #math #nature #physics #waveform #nautilus #interiors #architecture #archilovers #negativespace #new #ivanblack
A post shared by Ivan Black (@ivanblacksculpture) on Jan 11, 2019 at 12:33pm PST

Flux

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Flux #kineticart #contemporaryart #kinetic #art #sculpture #interiors #architecture #science #math #engineering #wire #rings #spinningplates #tipping #circles #mesmerizing #mobile #ivanblack
A post shared by Ivan Black (@ivanblacksculpture) on Jan 15, 2019 at 2:00am PST

Wild Ellipse

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Wind Ellipse, my first bronze kinetic sculpture shot by @minkyproductions @luciahelenka – – – #kineticart #kinetic #art #sculpture #wind #coast #sea #mobile #bronze #ellipse #artistatwork #artistsoninstagram #instaart #contemporaryart #pembrokeshirecoast #exterior #architecture #interior #interiordesign #design #metal #wood #water #elements #geometry #geometricart #science #nature #ivanblack
A post shared by Ivan Black (@ivanblacksculpture) on Aug 10, 2018 at 12:18pm PDT

Loop Wave

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Loop Wave #kineticart #kinetic #mobile #art #contemporaryart #wire #wireart #rotate #transform #form #function #interior #interiordesign #exterior #design #architecture #hands #spin #edition #instaart #artistsoninstagram #movement #geometry #math #science #engineering #pivot #loop #waveform #ivanblack
A post shared by Ivan Black (@ivanblacksculpture) on Oct 10, 2018 at 8:25am PDT

Blue Rectangles

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Blue Rectangles, close-up. – – #kineticart #contemporaryart #contemporaryartcollector #contemporaryartcurator #art #sculpture #wind #artist #artistsoninstagram #instaart #kinetic #mobile #geometry #blue #square #rotate #transform #form #function #landscapedesign #interior #interiordesign #gardendesign #design #architecture #order #chaos #spin #ivanblack
A post shared by Ivan Black (@ivanblacksculpture) on Jul 6, 2018 at 1:22pm PDT

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Kenny Kulbiski 4 years ago

Cool! At first I thought I wanted one. Then I realized how much time I spent watching the video. If I had the actual sculpture I'd probably root in place playing with it.

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