ode to calder.

Today is the 113th birthday of one of favorite artists, Alexander Calder. He was an American artist who is credited for inventing mobile sculptures.  Today's Google Doodle is an interactive ode to him, a spinning mobile.

 

 

Alexander Calder, Roaring with his Circus Lion, 1971, Courtesy of Calder Foudation (via Kaufmann-Mercantile) 












The Calder Circus is one of my favorite pieces.  It was a series of miniature pieces that he built out of wire, wood, string and other found materials to make into his own "circus" show.

Photo credit: Whitney Museum

 Photo credit: Whitney Museum

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One of my favorite portraits of Calder wearing a mask he made on his nose. Showing his childlike and playful energy.

"Nose Mask"  Photo: Saul Steinberg, New York