Méta-Matic nr 8. Méta-Moritz
Artist
Jean Tinguely
(Schweiz, 1925 - 1991)
Date1959
MediumMålat järn och trä, tunn kartong, tuschpennor, elmotor
Dimensions37,5 x 68 x 37cm , sockel: 90,5 x 65 x 41cm
ClassificationSculptures
Credit LinePurchase 1961
Countries
Object NumberNMSK 1782
The artwork is not on display
About the artworkJean Tinguely’s Méta-matic works are mechanical constructions that can generate infinite sequences of drawings. Tinguely made a series of machines, all based on the same principle, known in mathematics as lissajous curves. The first time a Méta-matic was exhibited in Paris in 1959, it was presented as a painting machine that visitors could activate themselves to have a painting generated for them. In doing so, Tinguely problematised and questioned the role of the artist, the artwork and the viewer. However, deliberately incorporated mechanical imperfections introduced irregularities into the works produced, a kind of structured randomness that suggests human expression. Méta-matic comments on Abstract Expressionist painting and positions itself alongside the works of Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline, who work in the same spirit.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad (ristat och fingeravtryck) på drivhjulet: "TINGUELY" Selected exhibition history Surrealism, samlingen (den 19 oktober 2024 - den 18 januari 2026) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Moderna Museet c/o Bildmuseet - Dada och surrealism (2003) Bildmuseet, Umeå Explosion (den 2 juni 2012 - den 9 september 2012) Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona Pop Art & Nouveau Réalisme, ur samlingarna (1991-1992) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Jean Tinguely 1954-1972 (1972) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Pop Art & Nouveau realisme : ur Moderna Museets samlingar : Moderna Museet 26.12.1991 - 09.08.1992Jean Tinguely : "Méta" av K.G. Pontus Hultén : Moderna MuseetExplosion! Måleri som handling / Painting as Action : [Moderna Museet 2/6-9/9 2012]Tinguely 1954-1972 : Moderna Museet : 7 oktober - 3 december 1972
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad (ristat och fingeravtryck) på drivhjulet: "TINGUELY" Selected exhibition history Surrealism, samlingen (den 19 oktober 2024 - den 18 januari 2026) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Moderna Museet c/o Bildmuseet - Dada och surrealism (2003) Bildmuseet, Umeå Explosion (den 2 juni 2012 - den 9 september 2012) Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona Pop Art & Nouveau Réalisme, ur samlingarna (1991-1992) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Jean Tinguely 1954-1972 (1972) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Pop Art & Nouveau realisme : ur Moderna Museets samlingar : Moderna Museet 26.12.1991 - 09.08.1992Jean Tinguely : "Méta" av K.G. Pontus Hultén : Moderna MuseetExplosion! Måleri som handling / Painting as Action : [Moderna Museet 2/6-9/9 2012]Tinguely 1954-1972 : Moderna Museet : 7 oktober - 3 december 1972