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ALEXANDER CALDERALEXANDER CALDERAnd his sculpturesAnd his sculptures
ALEXANDER CALDERALEXANDER CALDERAnd his sculpturesAnd his sculptures
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His BeginningHis BeginningHis BeginningHis Beginning
He made mobiles-kinetic sculptures (sculptures that move)
Created a mini circus The circus went on
exhibit and became official “mobiles”.
He made mobiles-kinetic sculptures (sculptures that move)
Created a mini circus The circus went on
exhibit and became official “mobiles”.
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Creating His SculpturesCreating His SculpturesCreating His SculpturesCreating His Sculptures
After the circus he made bigger mobiles and stabiles.
Materials: sheets of metal, wires, globes, plaster, bronze and wood.
Always changing design. Geometric knowledge helped make his pieces
unique. People like his work a lot Used bright colors and odd shapes to make his
work stand out
After the circus he made bigger mobiles and stabiles.
Materials: sheets of metal, wires, globes, plaster, bronze and wood.
Always changing design. Geometric knowledge helped make his pieces
unique. People like his work a lot Used bright colors and odd shapes to make his
work stand out
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Calders Types of Work Calders Types of Work Calders Types of Work Calders Types of Work Hanging Mobile
Standing Mobile
Stabile
Monumental Sculpture
Wall Mobile
Wire Sculpture
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More types of Calder’s WorkMore types of Calder’s WorkMore types of Calder’s WorkMore types of Calder’s Work
BronzeTower
CARVED
Motorized
Drawings
Oil painting
Circus
Jewelry
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Shapes and PartsShapes and PartsShapes and PartsShapes and Parts
Quadrilateral Triangles Points Angles Pyramid Line segments intersections
Quadrilateral Triangles Points Angles Pyramid Line segments intersections
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MobilesMobilesMobilesMobiles
The circle Steel and wire He made standing and
hanging mobiles Wires connected at
unfixed angles.
The circle Steel and wire He made standing and
hanging mobiles Wires connected at
unfixed angles.
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StabilesStabilesStabilesStabiles
They don’t move. Polygons on triangles Two polygons and
three triangles Not a lot of symmetry
or congruence Sharp angles
They don’t move. Polygons on triangles Two polygons and
three triangles Not a lot of symmetry
or congruence Sharp angles
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MoreMoreMoreMore
Object in five planes Intersecting planes Obtuse and acute
angles Skew lines No parallel lines
Object in five planes Intersecting planes Obtuse and acute
angles Skew lines No parallel lines
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Complex designComplex designComplex designComplex design
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