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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 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 http://www.calder.org Alexander Calder
The Flying Trapeze (1925) www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6jwnu8Izy0 Alexander Calder www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWS96nzFUks
Circus Scene (1926) http://www.calder.org Alexander Calder
He began by developing a new method of sculpting: by bending and twisting wire, he essentially "drew" three-dimensional figures in space. Alexander Calder
Circus Scene (1926) Alexander Calder
Trepied (1972) Sword Plant (1947) Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder Finny Fish (1948)
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
Ritou I (1946) Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder Triple Gong (1951)
Object with Red Discs (1931) Alexander Calder
Indian Feathers(1969) Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder Big Red (1959)
L’Homme (man) (1967) Calder also devoted himself to making outdoor sculpture on a grand scale from bolted sheet steel. Alexander Calder
Eagle (1971) Alexander Calder
Flamingo (1974) Alexander Calder