On November 1st, we visit with our cohor of Fellows the Takis Foundation in Gerovouno hill, Attica. We were immersed through the unique world of Takis: kinetic sculptures, magnetic fields, cosmic and invisible powers, telesculptures, telepeintures (telepaintings), telelumieres (telelights), musicals, electromagnetic sculptures, hydro-magnetic sculptures, erotic scupltures.
Panayiotis Vassilakis, known as TAKIS, was one of the most prominent personalities of both international and greek art scenes. A pioneer of kinetic art, he unfurled his talent after the end of World War II, and he asserted himself by offering a different approach to kinetic art. Self-taught artist by conviction, he managed to create an inextricable link between art and science by combining elements of nature and physics in his sculpturing. Takis, as a “tireless worker of the magnetic fields …” continues to this date to experiment and create kinetic works of art that have inspired painters, sculptors and poets of his generation, as well as his contemporaries.
Takis Foundation – Research Center for the art & the sciences History has been the birthplace of Takis’ research and art with the aim to promote knowledge and appreciation of the visual arts to the general public, as well as to provide services, facilities and support programs for both education and contemporary art.
More info: https://takisfoundation.org/