USA, North Carolina artist, Robert Kernodle is making his bid for a unique place in art history. He is establishing himself as the person defining a previously unnamed art movement. He points to Shinto priests of ancient China and Japan as originating a general trend that treats fluid as its own art form. Naming this trend "fluidism". he is careful to distinguish if from the ancient Greek theory by the same name.
Kernodle suggests that artistic fluidism traces from this Far Eastern origin into the modern day where people from different walks of life currently practice it. "These people probably do not know of their common link throughout the centuries", he says.
According to Kernodle, fluidism artists range from fine art painters, to science photographers, to astronauts marveling at water blobs in zero gravity. Furthermore, he feels that interest in fluid as its own art form has existed even before recorded history.
From its most likely emergence in prehistoric times, to its recorded origin in the ancient Far East, to its categorizing under other labels, to its pursuit in the name of science, ... fluidism (the art form), according to Kernodle, clearly is a trend worthy of naming.
He admits, "Some people mibht say that I stole the label from its traditional understanding as an old Greek theory. I would respond that the old Greek theory became obsolete, and its label obscure,... while a longer lasting trend has endured deserving of a good name. 'Fluidism' is the perfect name. I am reactivating an old word with a refurbished meaning relevant to modern times."
Kernodle started using the label, "fludidsm", in the year 2000. A simple creative accident during that year led him to a full-blown painting style and supporting philosophy. The painting style evolved further into a hybrid form of painting combined with photography that captures short-lived fluid dynamic patterns.
Kernodle's images appear on the internet, along with their further explanation. Googel "artist robert kernodle" or "fluidism". Direct links are:
http://www.geocities.com/
http://thedb.com/
