Alexander Calder : Monumental Sculpture Richard D. Marshall

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• Author: Richard D. Marshall
• Published Date: 01 Feb 2009
• Publisher: GAGOSIAN GALLERY
• Format: Hardback::48 pages
• ISBN10: 193526303X
• ISBN13: 9781935263036
• Publication City/Country: New York, United States
• Dimension: 270x 350mm

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Available for download free Alexander Calder : Monumental Sculpture. "Fish Mobile" sculpture (metal rod, wire, multi-Media Kinetic Art) Alexander Calder A Fascination with Mobiles Am I the only one who loves mobiles? And my main man Alexander Calder invented them in the Creative Tots Artist of the Month – Alexander Calder Art e-Journal: Alexander Calder: Great Source of Ideas for Art Lessons Alexander Calder redefined sculpture introducing into it the element of movement. He created sculptures and design objects that participated in the larger tendencies of European and American avant-garde, uniquely combining abstract art, modernist principles, machine and cosmic imagery in his works. Why Alexander Calder? Alexander Calder's childlike joy and draftsmanship entranced Paris as much as they did New York. Calder's stabiles and mobiles bring his monumental public works into the home while his signed lithographs and drawings are some of the best graphic works of the 20th century. A major new exhibition at London’s Tate Modern hopes to change the way we look at the American artist, rooting his pioneering kinetic works in theatre and performance. Director of Exhibitions Achim Borchardt-Hume and curator Ann Coxon introduce the show My favorite piece Alexander Calder (1898-1976) is the monumental stainless steel sculpture that he created for Expo 67 in Montreal, known as Man (originally entitled Three Disks, Calder changed the name to Man in order to compliment the theme of the exposition). The International Nickel Company of Canada commissioned Calder in August of 1966 to create the piece. Alexander Calder’s experiments with unorthodox materials led him to to invent the “mobile,” a term that Marcel Duchamp gave to Calder’s kinetic sculptures, such as those that hang freely from the ceiling. Hans Arp coined the phrase “stabile” for his non-kinetic sculptures, some of which are monumental … Paintings Birth Place: Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania, United States) Biography: Alexander Calder pushed the boundaries of artistic and sculptural forms incorporating his interest in movement and mechanics into ground breaking forms of art. As the son of Alexander Sterling Calder and grandson of Alexander Milne Calder, Calder was introduced to art at an early age, though he U.S. Painter and sculptor Alexander Calder in October 1968 during a preview at a Paris art gallery. He is known for the movement, both real and implied, of his works. Alexander Calder's sculpture entitled, “Polygon on Triangles” at the Denver Botanic Gardens May 5, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. The new exhibit “Calder Monumental… Calder is renowned for developing a new idiom in modern art - the mobile. His works in this mode, from miniature to monumental, are called mobiles (suspended moving sculptures), standing mobiles (anchored moving sculptures) and stabiles (stationary constructions). People think monuments should come out of the ground, never out of the ceiling, but mobiles can be monumental too. —Alexander Calder. Gagosian Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of large-scale sculptures Alexander Calder made between 1948 and 1964. Notable for his innovative mobiles (so termed Marcel Duchamp to describe Calder’s early, mechanized works), Alexander Calder is a renowned sculptor whose works in … Alexander Calder was an American sculptor known for his Mobile sculptures, which are moving due to air currents, but also for the monumental stationary sculptures that are called Stabiles. The American sculptor designed a metal monument, kept today in the Carandente Museum, inside Palazzo Collicola. Alexander Calder (/ˈkɔːldər/; August 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor known as the originator of the mobile, a type of moving sculpture made with delicately balanced or suspended shapes that move in response to touch or air currents. Calder’s monumental stationary sculptures are … Alexander Calder: Monumental Sculpture [Richard D. Marshall] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. This new publication, produced on the occasion of the recent exhibition in Rome, features large-scale sculptures Alexander Calder made between 1948 and 1964. La Grande Vitesse, a public sculpture American artist Alexander Calder, is located on the large concrete plaza surrounding City Hall and the Kent County Building in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States.Popularly referred to as simply "the Calder", since its installation in 1969 it has come to be a symbol of Grand Rapids, and an abstraction of it is included in the city's official logo. Alexander Calder – Eagle, 1971, Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, Washington, photo credits Wikipedia Three Generations of Calder Artists Alexander Calder, known to his friends as Sandy, was born into a family of artists on July 22, 1898, in Lawnton – a small census-designated place in Pennsylvania. Alexander Calder's prolific and passionate output brought with it a humor and sense of play unlike any art works before. Calder ignored the formal structures of art and in … Calder is best known for his invention of the mobile, or kinetic abstract sculpture, which he began making in Paris in the early 1930s, as well as his radical wire sculpture. He also applied his innovative aesthetic to diverse media such as jewelry and theater sets. But he also made monumental stabiles for public sites, prompting other artists to construct brightly hued steel and aluminum abstractions of gigantic proportions. When Alexander Calder burst upon the art scene in the early 1930s, he was the first American artist … A master of many materials and techniques, Calder created a diverse body of work that represents a career-long interest in balance and form. Curiosity and creativity are at the fore of Calder’s work, from public monumental sculptures or small wire circus figurines. Alexander Calder was born in 1898 to artist parents—his father was a sculptor and his mother was a painter. While living in Pasadena in 1906 amidst the flourishing Arts and Crafts Movement, Calder was given his first tools and a workshop where he made toys and jewelry for his sister’s dolls. Carmen is a monumental standing mobile, which follows the typology Alexander Calder began in 1958 with La Spirale, which he built for the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. It consists of a fixed supporting section with a mobile structure on top. Alexander Calder's monumental mobile moves solely on the air currents in the East Building's Central Court. The sculptor originally intended the work to have a motor, but the use of advanced, lightweight materials made this unnecessary. Alexander Calder was an American artist best known for his invention of the mobile and his wire sculptures. View Alexander Calder’s 11,407 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. See available prints and multiples, works on paper, and sculpture for sale and learn about the artist. Alexander Calder, internationally famous his mid-30s, is renowned for developing a new idiom in modern art-the mobile. His works in this mode, from miniature to monumental, are called mobiles (suspended moving sculptures), standing mobiles (anchored moving sculptures) and … ‘The thing that is so striking about Calder is how misunderstood he is. That is what this show is about.’ Alexander S. C. Rower, president of the Calder Foundation and grandson of the artist ST. MORITZ.- Hauser & Wirth is presenting a solo exhibition of works Alexander Calder for its second winter season in St. Moritz. The presentation comprises a selection of the artist’s mobiles, stabiles, standing mobiles, paintings, and a monumental outdoor sculpture, spanning the 1940s to the 1970s. During his later years Calder produced many monumental stabiles and mobiles as public works for sites worldwide. Man was commissioned for Montreal's Expo '67. At 65 feet tall, its one of Calder's largest sculptures. Works such as Man contributed to the proliferation of public art during the second half of the 20 th century. Such grand stabiles Stabile, type of stationary abstract sculpture, developed the 20th-century American artist Alexander Calder and usually characterized simple forms executed in sheet metal; the term, coined in reference to Calder’s work Jean Arp in 1931 (compare mobile), was later applied to … Alexander Calder (; July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor who is best known for his innovative mobiles (kinetic sculptures powered motors or air currents) that embrace chance in their aesthetic and his monumental public sculptures. Born into a family of artists, Calder's work first gained attention in Paris in the 1920s and was soon championed the Museum of Modern Art in New … Alexander Calder was an American sculptor known as the originator of the mobile, a type of moving sculpture made with delicately balanced or suspended shapes that move in response to touch or air currents. Calder’s monumental stationary sculptures are called stabiles. Explore This Section. Home > About the Fed > Philadelphia Federal Reserve's Public Art Philadelphia Federal Reserve's Public Art.Alexander Calder's "White Cascade" and Beverly Pepper's "Phaedrus" were created specifically for the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia as part of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority's Percent for Art program. American artist Alexander Calder is renowned for his aerial creations and spent a large part of his life in France. A coffee-table book published Abrams and a retrospective at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts both look at the origins of the medium that Calder christened “mobile” on the advice of his friend Marcel Duchamp.

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