Alexander Calder

“Above all else, Art should be fun…”

Alexander CalderAmerican Artist

• Artist and Engineer of:– Mobiles– Stabiles– Sculpture

Mobiles

Fish Mobile

Why is there a light bulb inside the head of The Thinker mobile?

A BIG Mobile inside a building!

Stabiles

Another stabile

sculpture

A large outdoor steel sculpture

What do you suppose Alexander Calder used to

create this horse sculpture?

Wire Sculptures

The Circus

The Circus…Alexander created a circus, making all the

animals, performers, and sound effects himself

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/calder_a.html

Alexander loved line, shape, and color! Here are some drawings…

Alex or “Sandy” as his friends called him in one of his workshops.

Finally…

Here is Alex surrounded by some of his sculptures and stabiles.