Nicolas Schöffer
Chronos 15 - town house (Bonn)
Nicolas Schöffer (born September 6, 1912 in Kalocsa , Hungary ; † January 8, 1992 in Paris ) was a contemporary French sculptor and sculptor of Hungarian origin. He is considered the father of cybernetic art . From 1981 Schöffer was a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts .
Services
Nicolas Schöffer worked with different elements of dynamics:
- since 1948: Spatiodynamics (integration of space into the sculpture)
- since 1957: Luminodynamics (integration of light, music, film, ...)
- since 1959: chronodynamics (focus on time)
Works
- Nicolas Schöffer participated in documenta II (1959) and documenta III in 1964 in Kassel .
- In 1968 alderman for Gian Carlo Menotti's opera Help, Help, created the Globolinks
- In 1973 Kyldex I, cybernetic luminodynamic experiments , a joint work with Pierre Henry and Alwin Nikolais, was staged for the first time.
- Chronos 10B (1980), European Patent Office , Munich
photos
Nicolas Schöffer: Chronos 10B, 1980, European Patent Office, Munich
Nicolas Schöffer: Chronos 10B, 1980, European Patent Office, Munich
Nicolas Schöffer: Chronos 10B, 1980, European Patent Office, Munich
Nicolas Schöffer: Chronos 10B, 1980, European Patent Office, Munich
Web links
Commons : Nicolas Schöffer - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Literature by and about Nicolas Schöffer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Oeuvres monumentales de Nicolas Schöffer
- Schöffer Museum Kalocsa, Hungary
- Artist studio, Paris
- More pictures
- Materials by and about Nicolas Schoeffer in the documenta archive
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schöffer, Nicolas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian-French sculptor, father of cybernetic art |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kalocsa , Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 8, 1992 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |