What is Kinetic Art? - Characteristics In visual art, the term kinetic art, derived from the Greek word kinesis, refers to works that incorporate real or apparent movement. It explores how things look when they move, so in its widest definition, kinetic art embraces a huge number of different art forms, as well as media types and styles. Thus, for instance, it may include cinematic and animation art, happenings and other types of performance art such as mime, clockwork/ clocktower figurines…