Signal Sculpture
vers 1956
Signal Sculpture
vers 1956
"All of Takis' work focuses on imagining space, its music and infiniteness." (Pierre Restany, art critic)
A self-taught artist, Takis started making sculptures in the early 1950s, exploring the use of all kinds of materials. His first works were inspired by Alberto Giacometti's slender figures. After arriving in Paris in 1954, he took an interest in technology and science. Composed of three stems topped with parts of tools found by the artist that sways in the movement of the surrounding air, Signal seems to recreate the movements of cosmic energy.
| Domain | Sculpture |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Tiges de fer oxydée sur socle métallique |
| Dimensions | 125,8 x 20,5 x 14,7 cm |
| Acquisition | Donation de Solange et Jacques du Closel, 1994 |
| Inventory no. | AM 1995-56 |
Currently at
Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico (Mexique)
as part of The Forms of Energy. Emblematic Works from the Centre Pompidou (Clin d’œil. Œuvres optiques et cinétiques de la collection du Centre Pompidou), 12 November 2026 - 28 February 2027
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Detailed description
| Artist |
Takis (Panayotis Vassilakis, dit)
(1925, Grèce - 2019, Grèce) |
|---|---|
| Main title | Signal Sculpture |
| Series title | Signaux |
| Creation date | vers 1956 |
| Domain | Sculpture |
| Techniques | Tiges de fer oxydée sur socle métallique |
| Dimensions | 125,8 x 20,5 x 14,7 cm |
| Inscriptions | S. sur la base à la peinture rouge : TAKIS |
| Acquisition | Donation de Solange et Jacques du Closel, 1994 |
| Collection area | Arts Plastiques - Contemporain |
| Inventory no. | AM 1995-56 |
Bibliography
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky
Georges Pompidou et l''art : Une aventure du regard : Chambord, Domaine national de Chambord, 18 juin-19 novembre 2017. - Chambord : Domaine national de Chambord, 2017 (reprod. coul. p. 96) . N° isbn 978-2-9540952-5-7
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky