Kinetic Art: On Producing Illusions by Photic-Stimulation of Alpha Brain Waves with Flashing Lights

Abstract

An artist who wishes to make works of relevance to the present-day world has the opportunity to apply new media developed by technology and new results obtained by psychologists of perception [1, 2]. One way to try to do this is to add to the traditional art object designed for passive contemplation the direct involvement of the viewer in controlling the object to obtain an aesthetic experience prepared by an artist. Viewer participation might involve several senses and psychological aspects of a human being. Electricity and electronic systems offer possibilities of attaining artistic experiences through viewer participation [2, 3]. In Leonardo, during the past four years, many artists have published discussions of the results they have obtained through the use of electric light in kinetic art. The work described by artists in References 4-8 are particularly related to my interests.