Kinechromatic art is a form of art in which the image, particularly in reference to the colour perceived by the viewer, changes due to some form of movement. The term "kinechromatic" was coined in 1951 by

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in an article in ''

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'' to refer to the work of Brazilian artist,

Abraham Palatnik Abraham Palatnik (2 February 1928 – 9 May 2020) was a Brazilian abstract artist and inventor whose innovations include kinechromatic art. Life Palatnik was born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, lived from 1932 to 1947 in Israel before settling ...

. Palatnik initially created

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devices, based on the kaleidoscopic principle, which projected a constantly changing pattern of coloured light on a screen. Later devices exposed coloured moving parts of the machinery. In all cases, the shape and colour observed were changed by the devices for a stationary observer.

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, the eminent art historian, among others, commented on Palatnik's "luminous mobiles" and their aesthetic of motion.Frederico Morais, ''Abraham Palatnik : A Pioneer of Technological Art''
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More recently, the term has been applied to the work of

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, a Canadian computer scientist and artist who has done extensive work in the application of

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and films to 2-dimensional painting surfaces. These special effect pigments, such as

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, exhibit strong directional

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and colour shifting with the angle of view. In Nunn's work, the viewer moves while the painting remains stationary. Elements in the picture change colour, appear and disappear as both the angle of viewing and the angle of illumination change.

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