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Chaos I by Jean Tinguely, created in 1973, is an intricate etching that captures the essence of controlled disorder, characteristic of Tinguely’s fascination with mechanical and kinetic art. The artwork is a dynamic explosion of intersecting lines, circular shapes, and geometric forms that appear to be in perpetual motion. Tinguely uses fine, sketch-like lines to convey a sense of mechanical complexity, as if parts of a machine are disassembled and suspended in space. The composition draws the viewer's eye through its chaotic energy, symbolizing the artist’s commentary on industrialization, technology, and the unpredictable nature of mechanical systems.

Jean Tinguely (Switzerland, 1925–1991) was a Swiss sculptor renowned for his kinetic art, creating mechanical sculptures that often satirized automation and the overproduction of material goods. His notable works include 'Homage to New York' (1960), a self-destructing sculpture exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Jean Tinguely

Chaos I, 1973

Name: Chaos I, 1973
SKU: 8736

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Limited Edition Print

Limited Edition PrintA limited edition print is one of a number of prints made at the same time from one printmaking plate. A fixed number are made and signed by the artist, indicating the printing order, using the format 1/10, meaning first of ten prints.

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Etching

EtchingEtching is a technique where a design is created on a metal surface by using a strong acid or mordant to eat away the unprotected parts of the metal, leaving the desired pattern in relief (intaglio). In modern art and manufacturing, different chemicals may be used depending on the material being etched.

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Edition of 300 + EAs

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To me art is a form of manifest revolt, total and complete.

- Jean Tinguely

Jean Tinguely was a Swiss sculptor and painter who was most well known for his creations of kinetic art, known technically as meta-mechanics, in the grand Dada tradition. Jean Tinguely’s basic purpose for his art is to lampoon the unconscious over-creation of material items in modern industry. Jean Tinguely’s best known work was Homage to New York, which he designed to destroy itself. However, it did not completely self-destruct in its exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. A later work,Study for an End of the World No. 2, was successful in its self-destruction when shown for an audience in the desert near Las Vegas. Some of his more well known public works include Chaos I, in Columbus Indiana; the Tinguely Fountain in Basel; the Jo Siffert Fountain in Fribourg, Switzerland; La Cascade, a sculpture in Charlotte, North Carolina; and a number of other metamatic generative sculptures made in the 1950s. (Artist website)

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Jean Tinguely

Chaos I, 1973

48 x 66 cm

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