An apparatus for recognizing motion using an event-based vision sensor, the apparatus comprising: a vision sensor comprising a plurality of light receiving elements configured to sense changes in light intensity in response to a hand or a portion of the hand moving, and output event signals corresponding to the changes in light intensity; a movement type determiner configured to distinguish a small movement of a portion of the hand and a large movement of the hand using an occurrence frequency of the event signals output through the vision sensor, by calculating the occurrence frequency of the event signals output through the vision sensor and comparing the occurrence frequency to a predetermined threshold value to determine the occurrence frequency to be a small movement in which a portion of the hand moves in response to the occurrence frequency being less than the threshold value, and determine the occurrence frequency to be a large movement in which the hand moves in response to the occurrence frequency being greater than or equal to the threshold value; a first motion determiner configured to track a movement trajectory of the portion of the hand and determine a motion pattern based on the tracked movement trajectory in response to a result of the movement type determiner indicating the small movement; a second motion determiner configured to determine a direction of movement in which the hand moves based on the output event signals in response to a result of the movement type determiner indicating the large movement; and a motion controller configured to output a control instruction to control a device based on the motion pattern determined by the first motion determiner, in case of a small movement, or the movement direction determined by the second motion determiner, in case of a large movement. a vision sensor comprising a plurality of light receiving elements configured to sense changes in light intensity in response to a hand or a portion of the hand moving, and output event signals corresponding to the changes in light intensity; a movement type determiner configured to distinguish a small movement of a portion of the hand and a large movement of the hand using an occurrence frequency of the event signals output through the vision sensor, by calculating the occurrence frequency of the event signals output through the vision sensor and comparing the occurrence frequency to a predetermined threshold value to determine the occurrence frequency to be a small movement in which a portion of the hand moves in response to the occurrence frequency being less than the threshold value, and determine the occurrence frequency to be a large movement in which the hand moves in response to the occurrence frequency being greater than or equal to the threshold value; a first motion determiner configured to track a movement trajectory of the portion of the hand and determine a motion pattern based on the tracked movement trajectory in response to a result of the movement type determiner indicating the small movement; a second motion determiner configured to determine a direction of movement in which the hand moves based on the output event signals in response to a result of the movement type determiner indicating the large movement; and a motion controller configured to output a control instruction to control a device based on the motion pattern determined by the first motion determiner, in case of a small movement, or the movement direction determined by the second motion determiner, in case of a large movement.