alexander calder 1898 - 1976 art masterpiece – lesson 6
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Alexander Calder1898 - 1976
Art Masterpiece – Lesson 6
About the ArtistBorn in 1898 in Pennsylvania. Studied Mechanical Engineering in He began working at various jobs
DrafterLogger Riverboat firefighter
About the ArtistHe started to study drawing and
painting at the Art Students League in New York City
He moved to Paris and began producing amusing animates from paper, rags, wire and wood.
His friends described him as a curious, quiet, likeable man whose hands and thoughts were always in motion.
He died in New York in 1976.
About the Artist"The universe is real but you can't see it.
You have to imagine it. Once you imagine it, you can be realistic about reproducing it."
Calder’s ArtHe invented the mobile and stabile
A stabile is an abstract sculpture similar to a mobile but made to be stationary
He made motorized and hand-cranked sculptures
First artist to make sculpture move. During his career, he produced more than
17,000 works. Do you think
these can move?
Do you think these can
move?
Calder’s ArtHis large arching sculptures are found in
parks and plazas across the world.
Vocabulary DefinitionsKinetic Sculpture
A sculpture that moves or has moving parts. The motion may come from the forces of air, gravity, electricity, etc.
LinesContinuous marks with length and directionA line can vary in length, width, direction,
curvature and color. Lines can be
Two-dimensional (a pencil line on paper), Three-dimensional (wire) Implied
Motion
Stabile Example
What do these
stabiles remind you
of?
What do these
stabiles remind you
of?
Mobile Examples
How do these
mobiles make you
feel?
How do these
mobiles make you
feel?
Alexander Calder - Cowboy on HorseThis is a wood, leather, cloth, cork and
string kinetic sculptureThe artist spent much of his career creating
sculptures of characters and acts in the circus.
The sculpture can be moved in a number of ways.
Alexander Calder - Cowboy on a Horse
Alexander Calder - Elephant
What We Will Be DoingDetermine what kinds of animals you would like to
create. (Four-legged are best.)Imagine you have x-ray vision and draw just the
bones of an animal on your paper. (Like dog example)
Use pipe cleaners to recreate the animal in your drawings. It is important to start with one pipe cleaner and then
twist on the next ones as you need them. Cutting the pipe cleaner into smaller pieces makes
the artwork flimsy. You need to have a fluid continuous line in order to make the structure substantial.
Try to show movement in your pieces. After everyone is done, we will try to guess the
animal and the action of each other’s sculpture.
Pipe Cleaner Dog
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