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1. www.theartstory.org › artist › calder-alexanderAlexander Calder Sculptures, Bio, Ideas | TheArtStory

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   In 1939, The Museum of Modern Art commissioned Calder to create the large mobile Lobster Trap and Fish Tail. During World War II, Calder made many brightly colored gouache paintings. He also continued making sculpture, primarily using wood instead of metal due to supply shortages.

   • Nationality: American
   • Birth Date: July 22, 1898

   • Place Of Birth: Lawnton, Pennsylvania
   • Death Date: November 11, 1976

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3. icamiami.org › exhibition › alexander-calderAlexander Calder - Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami

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   Mar 11, 2024 · Originally trained as an engineer before he pursued art, Calder gained recognition beginning in the 1930s for his innovative mobile sculptures, which are distinguished by their suspended and balanced elements that move in response to natural air currents.

4. artmovements.net › alexander-calders-legacyAlexander Calder’s Legacy: Revolutionizing Art through Motion

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   Apr 15, 2024 · His legacy continues to influence contemporary artists and the broader field of kinetic art, promoting interdisciplinary creativity and innovation that transcends traditional boundaries between different art forms and disciplines.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alexander_CalderAlexander Calder - Wikipedia

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   Alexander Calder (/ ˈkɔːldər /; 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]

6. www.tate.org.uk › man-who-made-modern-art-moveThe man who made modern art move – Tate Etc | Tate

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   Dec 4, 2015 · The American artist Alexander Calder (1898–1976) probably best known for his abstract coloured ‘mobiles’ as well as his large outdoor sculptures, was a key figure in the history of 20th-century art.

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7. www.artsy.net › article › artsy-editorialUnderstanding Alexander Calder through 6 Pivotal Artworks

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   Jan 8, 2018 · Indeed, many of his early works foreshadow the large-scale masterpieces for which the artist is best known today—a progression charted by art critic Jed Perl in his newly published biography Calder: The Conquest of Time: The Early Years: 1898–1940. From wire portraits to hanging mobiles, the six works below represent significant shifts in ...

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   How did Alexander Calder influence artists today?

   • Let’s dive into the world of Alexander Calder and explore how his innovations continue to influence artists today. Alexander Calder revolutionized sculpture with his invention of the mobile, introducing movement and dynamism to the traditionally static art form, thereby establishing himself as a seminal figure in 20th-century art.

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   What is Alexander Calder known for?

   • Alexander Calder (/ ˈkɔːldər /; 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 ]

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   How did Alexander Calder redefine sculpture?

   • American 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."

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   When did Alexander Calder create abstract sculpture?

   • On April 27, 1931, at the Galerie Percier on the Right Bank of Paris, Alexander Calder presented some 20 pieces of abstract sculpture that would turn out to be a game changer—for Calder, for the Parisian avant-garde, and for the art of sculpture in the 20th century.

   How Alexander Calder Became America’s Most Beloved Sculptor

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   How did Calder change figurative sculptures to abstract forms in motion?

   • Calder shifted from figurative linear sculptures in wire to abstract forms in motion by creating the first mobiles. Composed of pivoting lengths of wire counterbalanced with thin metal fins, the appearance of the entire piece was randomly arranged and rearranged in space by chance simply by the air moving the individual parts.

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   What was Calder's first sculpture?

   • According to Rower, the shift began with works such as Steel Fish (Calder’s first welded outdoor sculpture) and Devil Fish (one of his earliest stabiles, or large-scale stationary sculptures).

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9. www.smithsonianmag.com › arts-culture › alexanderHow Alexander Calder Became America’s Most Beloved Sculptor

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   The 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...