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Le Crocrodrome détruit,
Circa 1978
by Jean Tinguely
Fine Art Drawings : ink, collage
32 x 24 x 0.1 cm 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$10,065
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Artwork location: France
Very detailed collage made up of numerous images and representing the letter F (for Frédéric Rossif (1922/1990), director (among others of the Opéra Sauvage) and friend of Jean Tinguely.
Dated January 25, 1978.
Text written on the occasion of the New Year: "Tanti Auguri con salute for the new year because we need it. I laughed my head off at the destruction of the Krokrodromo: but it's going well..."
The Crocrodrome by Zig and Puce, a monumental 30-metre-long sculpture created by a collective of artists, including Niki de Saint-Phalle, was built from March 1977 for the Pompidou Museum and destroyed in January 1978. Jean Tinguely, who initiated the project, was injured on 4 January during the demolition.
Entirely autograph text in fanciful writing, in which he plays with his approximate spelling. "Little Niki, Qua Jé Ma la la went to a Vi Deo school among the Zulu and since I am immobilized, I listen to the Opéra Sauvage à GoGo. There are some everywhere & the Skylights are full: Hello: Jean. Long live Rossif."
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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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