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kineticism

American  
[ki-net-uh-siz-uhm, kahy-] / kɪˈnɛt əˌsɪz əm, kaɪ- /

noun

  1. the quality or state of being kinetic.

  2. kinetic art.


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Etymology

Origin of kineticism

First recorded in 1935–40; kinetic + -ism

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But from its second movement — a curiously titled “Blues … ” — onward, the concerto deepens in color and intensifies in kineticism.

From Washington Post Jun. 17, 2022

“West Side Story,” being “West Side Story,” ends in tragedy, but its musical sequences, awash in kineticism and kaleidoscopic color, are cinematic pleasure of a very pure grade.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 21, 2022

Coupled with Theon Cross’s susurrating tuba and dual drummers Tom Skinner and Eddie Hick, Hutchings’ honking sax fuses the kineticism of Afrobeat with the gasping urgency of free jazz.

From The Guardian Nov. 21, 2019

In videos of the first event, kineticism radiates through the screen.

From The New Yorker Apr. 24, 2019

Visual artists are especially good subjects for this kind of documentary, and still images like Winogrand’s — mostly black-and-white, full of latent drama and arrested kineticism — lend themselves to cinematic contemplation.

From New York Times Sep. 18, 2018

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