Calder

ALEXANDER CALDER

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U.S.A

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ALEXANDER CALDER

BIOGRAPHY

Calder was born in Pennsylvania, USA in 1898 into an artistic family, his grandfather, his father and his mother were all artists. However, as a kid he was great at Maths, so he decided to study engineering at university. This turned out to be very useful later on when he was inventing his kinetic sculptures. Kinetic is used to describe a type of art that moves, either by air or the use of a motor.

WHO IS CALDER?

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In 1926 Calder made a miniature circus out of wire and bits of cork and fabric. He called it the Cirque Calder, and artists like Pablo Picasso were invited to come and watch performances. As a kid, Calder loved the circus, especially the acrobats. He was impressed by their ability to balance on thin wires high up in the air.

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In 1930 Calder visited the artist Piet Mondrian in his studio in Paris where he saw his simple paintings of rectangles and stripes in red, yellow and black. He thought it would be good if the shapes in Mondrian’s paintings moved, so he went back to his studio and began to work on a series of sculptures that would do this. Calder made mobiles that were driven by an electric motor which allowed for more precise motion and movement, instead of being at the mercy of the wind.

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EXAMPLES

INDIVIDUAL SCULPTURE IT´S TIME TO BE CREATIVE YOU HAVE TO MAKE YOUR OWN SCULPTURE BASED IN ALEXANDER CALDER WORK

PROJECT 1 WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO?

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MATERIAL

GROUP SCULTURE IT´S TIME TO BE CREATIVE IN GROUPS YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE AND REPRESENT A UNIQUE CALDER SCULPTURE

PROJECT 2 WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO?

PROJECT 3 WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO?

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