Jean Tinguely
Veronica Simpson | Studio International | 11th November 2024
Tinguely was “stuck” in a painting career until discovering Calder‘s ideas about movement. That inspired a career of making mechanical assemblages that lacked any discernible purpose. Sometimes these machines used found objects – pots and pans, barbie dolls, petticoats. And often, they made noises – “clicking, whirring, grinding, rotating, clanging and rattling.” These works are pioneering, inventive, either with a serious point to make, or else “just a delightful prank”.