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Claes Oldenburg Larger than Life

Claes Oldenburg Larger than Life. Biography. Born 1929 – Stockholm, Sweden Studied at Yale and the Art Institute of Chicago Wife/Business Partner Dutch/American artist Coosje van Bruggen Created 45 Large Scale Public Installation artworks all over the world

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Claes Oldenburg Larger than Life

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  1. Claes OldenburgLarger than Life

  2. Biography • Born 1929 – Stockholm, Sweden • Studied at Yale and the Art Institute of Chicago • Wife/Business Partner Dutch/American artist Coosjevan Bruggen • Created 45 Large Scale Public Installation artworks all over the world • Van Bruggen died of breast cancer in 2009

  3. Early WorkPerformance artSoft Sculptureswith Pop Art AestheticMechanical Installation Art Brought a whimsical aesthetic objectiveto a “dull” abstract expressionist period in art

  4. Performance Art • A performance presented to an audience, either scripted or unscripted, random or carefully orchestrated; spontaneous, with or without audience participation, live or via media

  5. Installation Art/Public Art • 3-D works that are site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space

  6. Ice Bag, Claes Oldenburg, Programmed kinetic sculpture of polyvinyl, fiberglass, wood, with mechanical movements, Installation Art, Pop Art Movement

  7. Dropped Cone, Claes Oldenburg, Stainless and galvanized steels, fiber-reinforced plastic, balsawood, Cologne, Germany, Installation Art, Pop Art Movement

  8. Free Stamp, Claes Oldenburg, Steel and aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel Cleveland, Ohio, Installation Art, Pop Art Movement

  9. Spoonbridge and Cherry, Stainless steel and aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel Minneapolis, Minnesota, Installation Art, Pop Art Movement

  10. Saw, Sawing, Claes Oldenburg, Steel, epoxy resin, fiber-reinforced plastic, Big Sight, Tokyo, Installation Art, Pop Art Movement

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