A Mesmerizing Animation of Kung Fu Movements

Tobias Gremmler, clip from “Kung Fu Motion Visualization” (2016) (GIFs by the author for Hyperallergic)

From 19th-century photographer Eadweard Muybridge to Italian Futurist sculptorUmberto Boccioni, artists throughout history have attempted to capture the complexities of athletic human motion in their work. In “Kung Fu Motion Visualization,” Munich-born, Hong Kong-based designer Tobias Gremmler gives the artistic motion study a 21st-century update. Using live Kung Fu masters as models, Gremmler translated an ancient Chinese martial art into a mesmerizing visualization. See more…