Alexander Calder - Wikipedia
WEBAlexander Calder (/ ˈ k ɔː l d ər /; July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor known both for his innovative mobiles (kinetic sculptures powered by motors or air currents) that embrace chance in their aesthetic, his static "stabiles", and his monumental public sculptures. [1]
Alexander Calder - MoMA
WEBAlexander Calder (; July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor known both for his innovative mobiles (kinetic sculptures powered by motors or air currents) that embrace chance in their aesthetic, his static …
Alexander Calder | American Sculptor & Painter | Britannica
WEBAlexander Calder (born July 22, 1898, Lawnton, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died November 11, 1976, New York, New York) was an American artist best known for his innovation of the mobile suspended sheet metal and wire assemblies that are …
Who is Alexander Calder? - Tate
WEBAlexander Calder is known for inventing wire sculptures and the mobile, a type of kinetic art which relied on careful weighting to achieve balance and suspension in the air. Initially Calder used motors to make his works move, but soon abandoned this method and began using air currents alone.
Alexander Calder - 229 artworks - sculpture - WikiArt.org
WEBAlexander Calder (/ˈkɔːldər/; July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) is widely considered to be one of the most important American sculptors of the 20th century. He is best known for his colorful, whimsical abstract public sculptures and his innovative mobiles, kinetic sculptures powered by motors or air currents, which embraced chance in ...
Alexander Calder - Smithsonian American Art Museum
WEBSculptor, world renowned for his stabiles and mobiles begun in the 1930s. Calder's vision was broad and groundbreaking, and his output was prodigious—ranging from small figurines to large, architecturally related sculptures, from whimsical toys to stage sets.
How Alexander Calder Became America’s Most Beloved Sculptor
WEBThe first biography of America's greatest twentieth-century sculptor, Alexander Calder: an authoritative and revelatory achievement, based on a wealth of letters and papers never before...
Alexander Calder Sculptures, Bio, Ideas | TheArtStory
WEBAmerican artist Alexander Calder redefined sculpture by introducing the element of movement, first through performances of his mechanical Calder's Circus and later with motorized works, and, finally, with hanging works called "mobiles."
Alexander Calder: Modern from the Start - MoMA
WEBMar 14, 2021–Jan 15, 2022. Alexander Calder reimagined sculpture as an experiment in space and motion, upending centuries-old notions that sculpture should be static, grounded, and dense by making artworks that often …
Alexander Calder's life and career | American Masters - PBS
WEBAug 12, 2006 · In a century that saw the forms of art and literature reinvented regularly, Alexander Calder stands out as one of the great pioneers of his time. American Master Pedro E. Guerrero photographed...
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