The PhoTOP and the Art of the Spiral

Year: 2022 Authors: Kenneth Brecher

Core claim

The PhoTOP is a viewer-controlled kinetic artwork that produces Archimedean and equiangular spirals by combining rotating motion with phosphorescent emission.

Topics

spirals in art, kinetic art, viewer-controlled pattern making, light and phosphorescence

Domains

spiral geometry, Lissajous figures, classical mechanics, kinetic art, op art, new media art

Methods

rotating disk experiment, laser tracing, pendulum coupling

Media

ZnS phosphorescent coating, 405nm laser pointer, LED flashlight, spinning top

Source status

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