Jean Tinguely

Switzerland • 1925 - 1991
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Jean Tinguely

Print, Sans titre, Jean Tinguely

Sans titre

Jean Tinguely

Print - 23 x 34.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 9.1 x 13.6 x 0.1 inch

$2,204

Print, Mémoire de la Liberté, Jean Tinguely

Mémoire de la Liberté

Jean Tinguely

Print - 66 x 88 x 0.5 cm Print - 26 x 34.6 x 0.2 inch

$6,379

Print, Composition pour les JO, Jean Tinguely

Composition pour les JO

Jean Tinguely

Print - 90 x 63 x 1 cm Print - 35.4 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch

$928

Print, Fontaine Joe Syffert from Eight by Eight, Jean Tinguely

Fontaine Joe Syffert from Eight by Eight

Jean Tinguely

Print - 105 x 73 x 0.1 cm Print - 41.3 x 28.7 x 0 inch

$2,412

Painting, Como esta ?, Jean Tinguely

Como esta ?

Jean Tinguely

Painting - 31 x 23 x 0.2 cm Painting - 12.2 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch

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Print, Hommage a la Tour Eiffel, Jean Tinguely

Hommage a la Tour Eiffel

Jean Tinguely

Print - 56 x 76 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 inch

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Print, Hannibal II, Jean Tinguely

Hannibal II

Jean Tinguely

Print - 40 x 60 x 0.3 cm Print - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

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Painting, À mon ami !, Jean Tinguely

À mon ami !

Jean Tinguely

Painting - 34 x 49 x 0.5 cm Painting - 13.4 x 19.3 x 0.2 inch

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Print, Chaos, Jean Tinguely

Chaos

Jean Tinguely

Print - 48 x 66 cm Print - 18.9 x 26 inch

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Print, Essellier, Jean Tinguely

Essellier

Jean Tinguely

Print - 50 x 65 cm Print - 19.7 x 25.6 inch

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I want to create a civic, artistic, and fun movement.

Biography

Jean Tinguely, born in Fribourg on May 22, 1925, is a Swiss visual artist renowned for his innovative contribution to twentieth-century sculpture. An only child, he grew up in Basel in a French-speaking family, despite the city's German-speaking and Protestant environment. His interest in machines and mechanical engineering began in childhood, when he amused himself by creating waterwheeled machines in streams.

His artistic training began in 1941 with an apprenticeship as a decorator, which he completed in 1944 under the tutelage of Joos Hutter. Hutter encouraged him to attend the Basel School of Applied Arts, where Tinguely discovered modern art. These studies marked the beginning of his passion for articulated, moving works.

Tinguely made a name for himself with his sculpture-mobiles, colorful, noisy machines that engage and interact with the viewer. These works, full of humor and vitality, are also imbued with irony and poetry. They reveal a tragi-comic and enigmatic depth, creating a dynamic conversation between art and audience.

Classified as a neo-realist, Tinguely uses his machines to push back the boundaries of traditional sculpture, transforming mechanics into art. His creations, imbued with freedom and fantasy, continue to captivate and fascinate, attesting to his genius and unique vision in the world of contemporary art

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The artistic movements of the artists are: Surrealist Artists, Neo-Dada, Post-War Art
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The year of birth of the artist is: 1925