Movement, Style, School or Type of Art:
Kinetic Sculpture
Date and Place of Birth:
July 22, 1898, Lawnton, Pennsylvania
Life:
Calder, who received a degree in engineering before studying art, got his start as a freelance sketch artist. In the 1930s he began experimenting with the sculptures he'd been making (circus animals of wire and wood), and introduced moving parts into the pieces. Thus the mobile was born. He also created large, stationary pieces which he called stabiles. Red is the predominate color used in his works.
Important Works:
- Cirque Calder, 1926
- Cône d'ébène, 1933
- Big Bird, 1937
- Red Disc, 1947
- Teodelapio, 1962
Date and Place of Death:
November 11, 1976, New York City
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