The Cyclop - Magnificent, detailed, and fabulous work of art.

This article describes in detail the magnificent work of art by the Swiss artist Jean Tinguely, The Cyclop. located in the heart of Milly-la- Forêt, a province 50 km from Paris famous for sheltering some of contemporary art in its insulated forest. This monumental Cyclop is not only spectacular for its dimensions, but also for its design. The Cyclop, or as described in the artcle as the “iron King-Kong”, can be heard in metal slapping, tinklings, and acid squeakings. It took more than 20 years for the artists and all who were involved to build this “tower of Babel” with its 350 tons of steel. Several artists took part in building this tremendous work of art, including Tinguely’s wife, Niki de Saint Phalle. The unit was determined by “a mirror mosaic, two compressions of César, an accumulation of Arman, an installation of Soto, an immense measuring apparatus of Jean-Pierre Raynaud”. It was finally introduced to France in 1987. The silver head of the Cyclop is 23 meters, or 75 feet high, opened of a single luminous eye like a solar mirror. ”A toboggan as a tongue, plunges in a small basin, its single ear listens to stars. Inside this cranium giant, a constellation of metal gears work in cerebral wheels, surrounded by metal balls which suggest the stainless thoughts of this cortex in perpetual motion.” This work of art is a beautiful tribute to the artists of the recylging of the years of 1970s.

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