Agam, Y.

Japanese: アガム,Y. - あがむ
Agam, Y.

...From the late 1950s, a major movement in kinetic art began again, and J. Tinguely's nonsensical mechanical sculptures, made from recycled machinery, are said to be satire of the mechanical civilization. Other artists of the first generation after the war include Yaacov Agam (1928-), Pol Bury (1922-), Jesus Raphael Soto (1923-), and Takis (1925-). Among these artists, there are many unique approaches to movement and its mechanisms, ranging from Bury, who is characterized by extremely slow movements, to Soto, who creates visual vibrations using a group of thin vertical lines, and Takis, who uses magnetic action as a principle. ...

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…1950年代後半から,ふたたびキネティック・アートの大きな動きが始まり,とくにJ.ティンゲリーの廃物機械を利用したナンセンスな機械彫刻は,機械技術文明への皮肉といわれている。このほか,アガムYaacov Agam(1928‐ ),ブリPol Bury(1922‐ ),ソトJesus Raphael Soto(1923‐ ),タキスTakis(1925‐ )などが戦後の第一世代の作家を形成する。このなかには,ひじょうに緩慢な動きを特徴とするブリのような作家から,細い垂直線の群れによる視覚的なバイブレーションを作りだすソトや,磁力作用を原理とするタキスなど,動きやそのメカニズムについて個性的な方向が現れている。…

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