Automata, a little-known art form which enjoyed great popularity during the 19th century, is making a comeback. Perpetual Motion: Contemporary Interpretations of Fine Art Automata will revive the ...
Even before Mary Shelley imagined the animation of the lifeless in Frankenstein, brilliant minds across Europe – clockmakers, to be exact – were already tinkering in their workshops, breathing life ...
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In the late 18th century Jaquet Droz and his associates had already perfected the art of selling luxury goods to the ultra wealthy. A talented clock and watch maker, as well as businessman, Jaquet ...
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