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Takis

1925–2019

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Biography

Panayiotis Vassilakis (Greek: Παναγιώτης Βασιλάκης; 29 October 1925 – 9 August 2019), also known as Takis (Greek: Τάκις), was a self-taught Greek artist known for his kinetic sculptures. He exhibited his artworks in Europe and the United States. Popular in France, his works can be found in public locations in and around Paris, as well as at the Athens-based Takis Foundation Research Center for the Arts and Sciences.

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Artworks

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  • Signal ‘Insect-Animal of Space’

    Takis
    1956
  • Young Girl

    Takis
    1956
  • Oedipus and Antigone

    Takis
    1953
  • Plaster Figure

    Takis
    1954–5
  • Bronze Figure

    Takis
    1954–5, cast 2009
  • Electronic Flower

    Takis
    1957
  • Signal

    Takis
    1957
  • Magnetic Wall (Flying Fields)

    Takis
    1963
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