Alexander Calder Visual Art Foundations. Alexander Calder 1898-1976 Parents were artists Began sculpting with wire Invented the mobile Creates large sculptures.

Alexander CalderVisual Art Foundations

Alexander Calder

• 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 componentshttp://www.calder.org

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Alexander Calder

The Flying Trapeze (1925)

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Circus Scene (1926)

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Alexander Calder

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

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Alexander Calder

Circus Scene (1926)

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Alexander Calder

Sword Plant (1947) Trepied (1972)

Alexander CalderFinny Fish (1948)

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Alexander Calder

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 CalderTriple Gong (1951)

Alexander Calder

Object with Red Discs (1931)

Alexander Calder

Indian Feathers(1969)

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Alexander CalderBig Red (1959)

Alexander Calder

L’Homme (man) (1967)

Calder also devoted himself to making outdoor sculpture on a grand scale from bolted sheet steel.

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Alexander Calder

Eagle(1971)

Alexander Calder

Flamingo(1974)

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Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder Visual Art Foundations. Alexander Calder 1898-1976 Parents were artists Began sculpting with wire Invented the mobile Creates large sculptures.

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