Flashcards on Jean Tinguely: Pioneer of Kinetic Art
Jean Tinguely: Pioneer of Kinetic Art & His Machines
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Jean Tinguely (sculptor and kinetic art)
17 cards
Card 1
Question: When and where was Jean Tinguely born?
Answer: May 22, 1925, in Fribourg, Switzerland.
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Question: When and where did Jean Tinguely die?
Answer: August 30, 1991, in Bern (at the age of 66).
Card 3
Question: What artistic movements and roles are listed in Tinguely's biography?
Answer: Sculptor, painter, illustrator, graphic artist, performance artist, installation artist, kinetic artist, visual artist, window dresser, designer, coll
Card 4
Question: Which school did Tinguely attend during his art education?
Answer: The Basel School of Arts and Crafts.
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Question: Which art movement is Tinguely associated with, and what avant-garde influences shaped his work?
Answer: He belonged to the New Realists (Nouveau Réalisme), and his work was primarily influenced by Dadaism, but also by Bauhaus and Futurism.
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Question: What type of art did Tinguely represent, and what is this style called?
Answer: Kinetic art, specifically his own variant called *métaméchaniques* (metamechanical sculptures).
Card 7
Question: What characterized Tinguely's 'self-destructing' sculptures?
Answer: They were constructed to partially or completely explode or self-destruct during operation, often before the audience's eyes (e.g., *Homage to New Yor
Card 8
Question: What were the 'Machines à peindre' and how did they work?
Answer: They were robotic machines that automatically painted abstract patterns, emitted sounds and smells; some were coin-operated (e.g., at the 1959 Paris B
Card 9
Question: What was Tinguely's attitude toward manufacturing and industry, as reflected in his work?
Answer: His work satirized the thoughtless overproduction of material goods in advanced industrial society and emphasized constant change, movement, and insta
Card 10
Question: Which monumental work by Tinguely is mentioned near Paris, and what are its dimensions?
Answer: *Head of the Cyclops* — a 22-meter-high sculpture in a small forest near Paris.