Takis: Sculptor of Magnetism, Light and Sound
It took me a
while to realise what was happening in this show. At first I thought the magnetic works were
faked to look as they would have done then I realised the thin wires were to
stop the pieces linking together not to hold them up! Once I got that I loved
it! I loved a red canvas that had cones and fret work floating above the
surface and casting shadows on surface. I found myself walking round the works
to see the gap between the objects.
The show also
looked at Takis’s scientific work including ideas on renewable energy and his work making art works from objects
found in army surplus stores and discount electrical shops.
I loved the work
which made a sound, particularly the nine panels shown in a curve where metal
rods, manipulated by random magnetic fields to bounce against instrument
strings. It was a lovely calming sound. Also in the last room there were large
works from the open-air theatre space at the Takis Foundation, which opened in
1933 and includes his studio and archive as well as being a research centre.
These works were activated at different intervals to combine the sounds. I
loved the big gong and the large ball activating a string shown here. I felt it
needed a video rather than a static picture.
Closes 27 October
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