Meaning of kineticism | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Kinetic art.
   uncountable, usually
2. Energetic movement, particularly applied to any visual arts.
   uncountable, usually

Examples

“In his heyday (the late 1960s and '70s) Mr. [Ben] Vereen reigned as Broadway's heir to Sammy Davis Jr. Even at the peak of his career he lacked his idol's cyclonic kineticism.”

“And it's probably not a coincidence that the time they evoke was also the beginning of the heyday of Asian commercial cinema, when directors like⟳ Tsui Hark and John Woo were reinvigorating moribund movie genres with wild kineticism and an almost insolent indifference to the niceties of narrative logic.”

“The usual Sorkinian rhythms – walk⟳ and talk⟳; stand⟳ and shout⟳; quip and parry – are sped up and syncopated by Mr. Boyle's tireless kineticism.”

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