2007-02-25 05:07:49 · 4 answers · asked by Narsil 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
In 1909, when Calder was in the fourth grade, he sculpted a dog and a duck out of sheet brass as Christmas gifts for his parents. The sculptures were three dimensional and the duck was kinetic because it rocked when gently tapped. These sculptures are frequently cited as early examples of Calder’s skill.
He began by developing a new method of sculpting: by bending and twisting wire, he essentially "drew" three-dimensional figures in space. He is renowned for the invention of the mobile, whose suspended, abstract elements move and balance in changing harmony. Calder also devoted himself to making outdoor sculpture on a grand scale from bolted sheet steel. Today, these stately titans grace public plazas in cities throughout the world.
2007-02-27 11:20:13 · answer #1 · answered by slv 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm, go to the Whitney Museum in New York City. He is most famous for his mobiles, very abstract. However, in my opinion, his most amazing piece is "Calder's Circus", which was a circus made out of tiny sculputre figurines that could actually move. He is special because like the other abstract expressionists of his time, his art was "special", notably different and new.
2007-02-25 13:30:31 · answer #2 · answered by locomonohijo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe he invented or made vogue the mobile.
2007-02-25 13:11:41 · answer #3 · answered by Beau D. Satva 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, I don't know. I would have done his work too!
2007-02-25 21:47:33 · answer #4 · answered by lebanese_gentleman2005 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋