AUTONOMOUS KINETIC SCULPTURES IN VISUAL CULTURE: A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO ART AND ENGINEERING

Dr. Ashish Suresh Patel; Dr Nandini V  Dhole; Shirish Jaysing Navale; Dr. Girish Jaysing Navale

doi:10.29121/shodhkosh.v7.i1s.2026.7192

Authors

Dr. Ashish Suresh Patel Parul Institute Of Technology, Parul University
Dr. Nandini V Dhole Assistant professor, Department E& TC Engineering College Name RMD Sinhgad School of Engineering Warje, Pune
Dr. Shirish Jaysing Navale
Dr. Girish Jaysing Navale Aissms Institute Of Information Technology Pune

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v7.i1s.2026.7192

Keywords:

Kinetic Sculpture, Autonomous Systems, Embedded Control, Interactive Art, Cybernetic Design, Mechatronic Aesthetics

Abstract [English]

This paper discusses a cross-disciplinary paradigm, combining aesthetics theory, motion mechanism, embedded computing and adaptive control, to create self-controlling sculptures that can dynamically interact with their surroundings. Based on historical development of kinetic art, which began with mechanical experimentation in the early 20 th century to cybernetic and interactive installations, the study places the autonomous artworks of the contemporary era in both artistic and technological traditions. The paper discusses fundamental engineering ideas underlying such systems, such as the kinematic modeling, actuator selection, microcontroller-based architectures, sensor integration and feedback control systems. Special attention is paid to more and less autonomy, beginning with the behavioral programming under rules and ending with machine learning-based adaptive behavior. Mixed-method approach is a methodology that integrates both artistic prototyping and engineering simulation and performance evaluation by allowing the further refinement of expressive and functional aspects during the process. Through experimental implementations, it can be shown that the combination of real-time environmental sensing and adaptive algorithms can be used to increase the level of audience engagement and resilience of the system.

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