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Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder. Visual Art Foundations. 1898- 1976 Parents were artists Began sculpting with wire Invented the mobile Creates large sculptures called Stabiles Went to school for engineering Revolutionized the art of sculpture by making movement one of its main components.

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Alexander Calder

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  1. Alexander Calder Visual Art Foundations

  2. 1898-1976 • Parents were artists • Began sculpting with wire • Invented the mobile • Creates large sculptures called Stabiles • Went to school for engineering • Revolutionized the art of sculpture by making movement one of its main components http://www.calder.org Alexander Calder

  3. The Flying Trapeze (1925) www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6jwnu8Izy0 Alexander Calder www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWS96nzFUks

  4. Circus Scene (1926) http://www.calder.org Alexander Calder

  5. He began by developing a new method of sculpting: by bending and twisting wire, he essentially "drew" three-dimensional figures in space. Alexander Calder

  6. Circus Scene (1926) Alexander Calder

  7. Trepied (1972) Sword Plant (1947) Alexander Calder

  8. Alexander Calder Finny Fish (1948)

  9. Object with Red Discs (1931) He is renowned for the invention of the mobile, whose suspended, abstract elements move and balance in changing harmony. Alexander Calder

  10. Ritou I (1946) Alexander Calder

  11. Alexander Calder Triple Gong (1951)

  12. Object with Red Discs (1931) Alexander Calder

  13. Indian Feathers(1969) Alexander Calder

  14. Alexander Calder Big Red (1959)

  15. L’Homme (man) (1967) Calder also devoted himself to making outdoor sculpture on a grand scale from bolted sheet steel. Alexander Calder

  16. Eagle (1971) Alexander Calder

  17. Flamingo (1974) Alexander Calder

  18. Alexander Calder

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