Show pageBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ===== Dynamic/Static ===== Something that is **dynamic** can be described as possessing or displaying energy/force or motion. Something that is **static** shows no change. It is characterized by a lack of movement, animation, or progression. (Static is a similar concept to [[stasis|stasis]], though stasis is a term specific to having //actual// motion.) {{:dynamic.gif?nolink|}} \\ \\ {{:rothko.jpg?nolink|}}\\ **Static** - stable, single dominant axis (horizontal), similarity of shapes \\ <wrap lo>(Inspired by Mark Rothko.)</wrap> \\ \\ {{:nude_des.jpg?nolink|Dynamic}}\\ **Dynamic** - expressing movement, multiple axis \\ <wrap lo>Marcel Duchamp. //Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2//. 1912.</wrap> \\ \\ {{:menkaure.jpg?nolink|}}\\ **Static** - stable, unmoving, singular vertical axis \\ <wrap lo>//Menkaure and His Queen//. 2548-2530 BCE.</wrap> \\ \\ {{:laocoon.jpg?nolink|}} \\ **Dynamic** - energetic, apparent movement, multiple axis \\ <wrap lo>//Laocoön and His Sons//, also called the //Laocoön Group//. 25 BCE.</wrap> \\ \\