- Alexander Calder - Wikipedia
Alexander " Sandy " 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]
- Calder Foundation
The Calder Foundation is dedicated to collecting, exhibiting, preserving, and interpreting the art and archives of Alexander Calder
- Alexander Calder | Biography, Sculpture, Mobiles, Stabiles - Britannica
Alexander Calder (born July 22 or August 22, 1898, Lawnton, Pennsylvania, U S —died November 11, 1976, New York, New York) was an American artist best known for his innovation of the mobile suspended sheet metal and wire assemblies that are activated in space by air currents
- Plan Your Visit to Calder Gardens | Hours and Tickets
At Calder Gardens, art, nature, and architecture aren’t just things to observe—they’re things to feel It’s a space designed for personal contemplation, quiet curiosity, and the open-ended experience of Alexander Calder’s work
- Alexander Calder Sculptures, Bio, Ideas | TheArtStory
Many artists made contour line drawings on paper, but Calder was the first to use wire to create three-dimensional line "drawings" of people, animals, and objects These "drawings in space" introduced line into sculpture as an element unto itself
- Alexander Calder - MoMA
“One of Calder’s objects is like the sea,” wrote the philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, “always beginning over again, always new ” Alexander Calder conceived of sculpture as an experiment in space and motion
- Alexander Calder - Hauser Wirth
Born in 1898, Alexander Calder cemented his status as one of the premier American contemporary artists Explore his work here
- Calder Gardens, Philadelphia, PA | Calder Foundation
Calder Gardens is a new art institution dedicated to Calder Building on the artist’s enduring legacy, it is conceived as a place where an evolving interplay between art, architecture, nature, and programming encourages contemplation and self-discovery
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