Eight
James SeawrightWW-1966-M070582
1966·Box with compartments containing an octagonal metal construction, silvered plastic spheres, a metal plate with translucent plastic panel, an oil on canvas, an oscilloscope tube, a cathode-ray tube, and a miniature speaker which repeats the word "eight" at 15-second intervals, in a board box·6 3/8 x 44 x 6" (16.2 x 111.7 x 15.2 cm)
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- Year
- 1966
- Dimensions
- 6 3/8 x 44 x 6" (16.2 x 111.7 x 15.2 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- James Seawright
Artist
James Seawright
James Seawright was an American artist who pioneered kinetic and electronic sculpture from the 1960s onward, creating works that combined engineered systems with formal abstraction. His sculptures employed motors, lights, and responsive sensors to generate continuous or triggered movement, positioning technology as a sculptural material rather than merely a tool. Working across several decades, Seawright developed a distinctive vocabulary of motorized forms that explored rhythm, temporality, and the viewer's encounter with mechanical process.
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- James Seawright
- Year
- 1966
- Dimensions
- 6 3/8 x 44 x 6" (16.2 x 111.7 x 15.2 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1966-M070582
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- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
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