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Takis (1925)

Aliases: Basilakis; Panayiotis Vassilakis Takis; Panayiotis Vassilakis

Professions: Sculptor

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    Vassilakis Takis , 1925 Signal métal peint

    Vassilakis Takis , 1925 Signal métal peint

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    Vassiliakis TAKIS (né en 1925) DOUBLE SIGNAL, 1976 Double signaux lumineux

    Vassiliakis TAKIS (né en 1925) DOUBLE SIGNAL, 1976 Double signaux lumineux

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    Vassiliakis TAKIS (né en 1925) SIGNAUX, circa 1990 Ensemble de six signaux lumineux

    Vassiliakis TAKIS (né en 1925) SIGNAUX, circa 1990 Ensemble de six signaux lumineux

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    TAKIS (PANAYOTIS VASSILAKIS) (NE EN 1925)

    TAKIS (PANAYOTIS VASSILAKIS) (NE EN 1925)

Takis Biography

(b Athens, 29 Oct 1925). Greek sculptor and kinetic artist. From 1954 he worked in Paris, but in later years he divided his time between Paris and Athens. Self-taught as a sculptor, he first made pieces carved in wood (untraced) and plaster (e.g. see Calas and Calas, pp. 24–5), followed by abstractions from the human form, some in wrought iron, such as Sphinx (1953; see Calas and Calas, p. 24). From 1958 his main concern was with the use of magnetism and electromagnetism to create both visual effects and movement in kinetic sculptures such as the Télésculpture series (e.g. see Calas and Calas, pp. 106–8). These feature nails and other small metal objects at the ends of wires that appear to float in the air a short distance away from a magnet. The Signals series, which later inspired the name of a London art gallery and its journal, was initiated in the mid-1950s. The early ones are tall antennae made of one or more flexible metal stems, fixed on a small base and surmounted by a found metal object; later variants include the Signals Multiples (issued by Unlimited, Bath, 1966), which feature flashing lights.

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  • Vassilakis Takis , n. 1925 Signal Lumineux, Vis d'Archimède métal peint et système électrique , Takis, Click for value View Details

    Takis

    Vassilakis Takis , n. 1925 Signal Lumineux, Vis d'Archimède métal peint et système électrique

  • Vassilakis Takis , n. 1925 Signal fer et bronze, 3 tiges , Takis, Click for value View Details

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    Vassilakis Takis , n. 1925 Signal fer et bronze, 3 tiges

  • - Panayiotis Vassilakis Takis , Greek b. 1925 Torso; a pair bronze and metal on a wood base , Takis, Click for value View Details

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    - Panayiotis Vassilakis Takis , Greek b. 1925 Torso; a pair bronze and metal on a wood base

  • Vassilakis Takis , Signal, Takis, Click for value View Details

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    Vassilakis Takis , Signal

  • VASSILAKIS TAKIS GREEK, B. 1925, Takis, Click for value View Details

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    VASSILAKIS TAKIS GREEK, B. 1925

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    VASSILAKIS TAKIS

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