alexander calder
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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.
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