Takis
Born in 1925 in Athens. A self-taught artist, he left Athens in 1954, travelled to Europe and the United States and in Paris. In 1958, he started experimenting with magnetic fields, which became the foundation of his work. In 1960 the French Ministry of Industry awarded him a patent for ”Telesculpture” and for ”Electromagnetic Telesculpture”. In 1964, under his initiative, began the construction of the Centre for Arts and Sciences in Gerovouno. He is one of the pioneering artists of the international art scene and ranks among the major representatives of ”Kinetic Art”.
Selection of works
Quiproquo, 1975, Εdition of 100, Metallic discus with nails, 23 cm diameter
Signal, Sculpture, 683x1024 cm
SoloExhibitions
2005
''The Music of the Spheres: music space 1'',Larissa Contemporary Art Center
2002
"TAKIS", Zoumboulakis Galleries, Athens
1999
The Attiko Metro authority commissions the creation of a work for the Fix station in Athens, Greece
1994
The Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume exhibition is shown at the School for Fine Arts in Athens, Greece
GroupExhibitions
1995
Elected to represent Greece at the 46th Venice Biennale, Italy
1985
Biennale de Paris, Paris, France - awarded the 1st Prize
1984
''The century of Kafka'', Center G. Pompidou, Musee National d'Art Moderne, Paris, France
1977
''Espace musical'', Documenta VI, Cassel, Germany