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Wire Sculpture

Wire Sculpture. Studio Art 2012-2013 Ms. Scudder. Alexander Calder. 1898-1976 One of America’s most famous sculptors Used wire to create “mobiles” and “stabiles”. Mobiles. Balanced or suspended components which move in response to motor power or air currents. Blue Feather, 1948.

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Wire Sculpture

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  1. Wire Sculpture Studio Art 2012-2013 Ms. Scudder

  2. Alexander Calder • 1898-1976 • One of America’s most famous sculptors • Used wire to create “mobiles” and “stabiles”

  3. Mobiles • Balanced or suspended components which move in response to motor power or air currents

  4. Blue Feather, 1948

  5. Steel Fish, 1934

  6. Stabiles Wire Portraits

  7. Elephant, 1928

  8. Spring, 1928

  9. COLOR and SHAPE The Star, 1960

  10. Calder Room, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. SHADOWS

  11. Other Examples Bailing Wire Horse Sculpture, Clayton Boyer

  12. Other Examples Hands Clasped, Gavin Worth

  13. Other Examples The Sadness of Leaving, Gavin Worth

  14. Other Examples The Sadness of Leaving, Gavin Worth

  15. Homework • Draw a sketch of your sculpture and bring it into class tomorrow

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