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Jean Tinguely

1925 - 1991

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Jean Tinguely (22 May 1925 – 30 August 1991) was a Swiss sculptor best known for his kinetic art sculptural machines (known officially as Métamatics) that extended the Dada tradition into the later part of the 20th century. Tinguely's art satirized automation and the technological overproduction of material goods. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Tinguely is the 35th most popular sculptor (up from 37th in 2019), the 94th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 90th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swiss Sculptor.

Jean Tinguely was a Swiss sculptor and painter. He is most famous for his kinetic sculptures, which he called "metamechanics."

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Jean Tinguely ranks 35 out of 258. Before him are Rosa Bonheur, Claus Sluter, Antoine Bourdelle, Ossip Zadkine, Gustav Vigeland, and Leochares. After him are Wäinö Aaltonen, Paul Landowski, Jacopo della Quercia, Eva Hesse, César Manrique, and Eduardo Chillida.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Jean Tinguely ranks 69. Before him are Bill Gates Sr., Andrea Camilleri, Robert Venturi, Oliver Smithies, John Tate, and Wong Fei-hung. After him are Michael Halliday, Joshua Lederberg, Frei Otto, Tom Gehrels, John Pople, and John Cocke. Among people deceased in 1991, Jean Tinguely ranks 37. Before him are Rajiv Gandhi, Natalia Ginzburg, Jerzy Kosiński, Wilhelm Kempff, Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, and Stan Getz. After him are Don Siegel, Gunnar Gren, Martha Graham, Claudio Arrau, Salvador Luria, and Leo Fender.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Jean Tinguely ranks 94 out of 1,015. Before him are Ernest Bloch (1880), Alfred Cortot (1877), Johann Jakob Bachofen (1815), Nicholas of Flüe (1417), Albrecht von Haller (1708), and Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (1784). After him are Jost Bürgi (1552), Charles Gleyre (1806), Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741), Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux (1718), Anna Göldi (1734), and François Vatel (1631).

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Among SCULPTORS In Switzerland

Among sculptors born in Switzerland, Jean Tinguely ranks 2. Before him are Alberto Giacometti (1901). After him are James Pradier (1790), and Hermann Obrist (1863).

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