{"id":1197,"date":"2025-02-14T12:45:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T11:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/artiste\/vassilakis-takis\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T15:40:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T14:40:53","slug":"vassilakis-takis","status":"publish","type":"artiste","link":"https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/en\/artist\/vassilakis-takis\/","title":{"rendered":"Vassilakis Takis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-sur-titre-artiste\">Vassilakis Takis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-34-px-font-size\">The origins of visionary art<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in Athens, Takis began his career in 1946 and moved to Paris in 1954, attracted by the artistic effervescence. Fascinated by modern technology, he draws on his Greek roots and scientific discoveries to create art where mythology and innovation meet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:67%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/eolienne-2-takis.jpg\" alt=\"Wind turbine: sculpture between nature and futurism&#10;\" class=\"wp-image-806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/eolienne-2-takis.jpg 600w, https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/eolienne-2-takis-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/eolienne-2-takis-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/eolienne-2-takis-400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-sur-titre-artiste\">Vassilakis Takis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-34-px-font-size\">Kinetic art and Signals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1955, he designed his first Signaux: metal rods topped with flashing bulbs, inspired by nature and radio antennas. Takis also explores electromagnetism, integrating sound and light into his works, as in his Musical Telesculptures of the 1960s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/oeuvre-monumentale\/eolienne-sculpture-entre-nature-et-futurisme\/\">Discover the work<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-34-px-font-size\">Science and poetry united<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Takis seeks to make the invisible visible, using energy and magnetism to reveal a cosmic truth. His works, such as Ballets magn\u00e9tiques, blend poetry and science, redefining the boundaries of contemporary art.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vassilakis Takis The origins of visionary art Born in Athens, Takis began his career in 1946 and moved to Paris [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":351,"template":"","discipline":[21],"class_list":["post-1197","artiste","type-artiste","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","discipline-sculpture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artiste\/1197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artiste"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/artiste"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"discipline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monumental-valois.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/discipline?post=1197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}