Jean Tinguely’s Homage to New York: A Self Destructing Artistic Masterpiece
Jean Tinguely was an amazing painter and sculptor artist. However, he became a famous kinetic artist. I recently discovered Jean Tinguely while studying a art history class at Washington State University.
Jean Tinguely’s Homage to New York: A Self Destructing Artistic Masterpiece
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Jean Tinguely was born on May 22, 1925. He is an amazing artist, Swiss painter, and sculpture. His most famous genre was from kinetic art. Jean Tinguely turned materials from excess gluttony of mass materials of production and made amazing art pieces. He passed away on August 30, 1991 at the age of 66.
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In 1960, Jean Tinguely invented Homage to New York. He had every intention of turning this piece of art into an art of self-destruction. However, Jean’s artistic masterpiece fell short of his expectation of self-destruction at the Museum of Modern Arts which is located in New York City. Jean Tinguely’s Homage to New York is about more than machine. It is about many machines and devices that are passed its time and needs vast improvements. “Some of the machinery that runs New York City was exposed as vulnerable, pathetic, and comic, but Tinguely humanized thus machinery as he exposed it. Even death was suggested, for Homage to New York was self destructing: the piano was wired for burning, and in turn, the whole structure collapsed” (Humanities, 143).
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This is the final result of Jean Tinguely’s self destructing Homage to New York. He invent many artistic masterpieces with intend for self-destruction.
For more interesting art history articles see: http://quazen.com/arts/architecture/rickey%e2%80%99s-two-lines-%e2%80%93-temporal-i-stainless-steel-art-that-belongs-with-nature/
http://quazen.com/arts/growth-on-black-background/
http://quazen.com/arts/visual-arts/earth-and-green-on-blue-canvas/
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Lucas Dié, posted this comment on Aug 13th, 2009
good old Jeannot 
he and his wife Nicky de Saint-Phalle did loads of amusing, mind boggliing, and pleasing art works …
Goodselfme, posted this comment on Aug 13th, 2009
Well done piece to pay tribute to a gifted man.TX
Chris Stonecipher, posted this comment on Aug 13th, 2009
Looks like Triond left off my last photo. I will see about fixing it. Thank you Lucas, papaleng, and Roberta.
Ruby Hawk, posted this comment on Aug 13th, 2009
Well reported, he was a talented man.
Chris Stonecipher, posted this comment on Aug 14th, 2009
Thank you Ruby! I never had interest in art until I took a required arts history/humanities classes in college. i am sure glad I did.
Lauren Axelrod, posted this comment on Aug 14th, 2009
Amazing works. I have never heard of this artist.
Chris Stonecipher, posted this comment on Aug 14th, 2009
Thanks Lauren! I have a few more in the works.
Bless you,
Chris
CHAN LEE PENG, posted this comment on Aug 14th, 2009
I’ve missed your article for quite some time and there you come back with a well-written article. Thanks, my friend. Of course, you’ve my liked it.
Chris Stonecipher, posted this comment on Aug 14th, 2009
Chan,
I had this one in the mix for awhile. I had a hard time finding the pictures I was looking for. Thanks for your kind comment and support.
Blessings,
Chris
Mr Ghaz, posted this comment on Aug 15th, 2009
Great post!..very well written piece..informative too.. well done and thanx for sharing this wonderful work.
Chris Stonecipher, posted this comment on Aug 15th, 2009
Thank you Mr. Ghaz! I am having fun coming up with new art history articles. I have a few more in the works.
R J Evans, posted this comment on Aug 20th, 2009
This is very disapointing. A hundred or so word and two pictures. What exactly are we to learn from that?
Please, if you are going to write about something, then WRITE about something.
You only leave me wanting to read more about Tinguely but less than likely to visit anything you have written again.
Chris Stonecipher, posted this comment on Aug 21st, 2009
RJ,
I appreciate your comments because you tell me how you really feel about this article. Straight forward comments will help me with future posts.
Thanks,
Chris
Sharazad, posted this comment on Sep 17th, 2009
This peaks my interest. Googling Jean Tinguely…
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papaleng, posted this comment on Aug 13th, 2009
Very informative post. Guess each one is entitled to his inkling!