Jean Tinguely

(1924–1991) Sculptor

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Jean Tinguely was a sculptor.

Quick Facts About Jean Tinguely

Born: January 1, 1924
Died: August 30, 1991
Profession: Sculptor

About Jean Tinguely

[Wikidata] Swiss sculptor (1925–1991)... | [Wikipedia] Jean Tinguely was a Swiss sculptor best known for his kinetic art sculptural machines that extended the Dada tradition into the later part of the 20th century. Tinguely's art satirized automation and the technological overproduction of material goods.

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To me art is a form of manifest revolt, total and complete.

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One has complexes. One has the art complex. One goes to the School of Fine Arts and catches the complexes.

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To me art is a form of manifest revolt, total and complete... with Dada I also have in common a certain mistrust…

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I can assure you, that once you get rid of the notion of art, you acquire a great many wonderful new freedoms.

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If I had to, I would ask first of all: why do things move in your work? It’s the most simple, and…

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Art is the distortion of an unendurable reality... Art is correction, modification of a situation; art is communication, connection... Art is social,…

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