Takis: his eye-popping and eerily beautiful magnetic marvels defined an era

Effortlessly bridging the gap between the two cultures, the Greek sculptor - who has died aged 93 - played with invisible forces and put the truths of the cosmos on canvas

The Greek sculptor Takis, who has died at 93 during the run of an acclaimed Tate retrospective of his ingenious creations, was half artist and half mad scientist. His works of art look like experiments - because that's what they are. He tapped into the fundamental forces of magnetism and electricity to make eerily beautiful contraptions that illuminate modern physics.

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