Jean Tinguely Artist

Jean Tinguely (22 May 1925 – 30 August 1991) was a Swiss painter and sculptor. He is best known for his sculptural machines or kinetic art, in the Dada tradition; known officially as metamechanics. Tinguely's art satirized the mindless overproduction of material goods in advanced industrial society.

Personal facts

Jean Tinguely
Birth dateMay 22, 1925
Birth place
Fribourg
Nationality
Switzerland
Date of deathAugust 30, 1991

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Field of work
Sculpture
Painting
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External resources

  1. http://www.art-public.com/cyclop/cyclop_g.htm
  2. http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/tinguely_jean.html
  3. http://www.metamaticresearch.info
  4. http://www.moma.org/explore/multimedia/audios/11/467
  5. http://www.tinguely.ch/en.html
  6. http://www.tinguely.ch/en/museum/jean_tinguely_follow.html
  7. http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=416EB8B223125DBF
  8. http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=44C0A9508767B74A