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Alexander Calder - Art P.R.E.P. · Alexander Calder (1898 - 1976) Invented the MOBILE. KINETIC art...
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Alexander Calder (1898 - 1976)
Invented the MOBILE
KINETIC art = art that moves
Calder called his mobiles “drawing in space”
Can you tell how big this mobile is by looking at the people in the background?
This one uses water instead of air to move the shapes…
“I think best in wire”
LINENo colorNo highlightsNo shading
Still expressive
Notice the empty spaces as much as the line (positive and negative space)