Alexander Calder is probably best known for creating the first moving sculpture in modern times, dubbed mobile by Marcel Duchamp (a truly interesting character). This example of Calder's work comes from the Park West Gallery blog; it shows one of his mobiles installed in the Guggenheim Museum.
Kinetic art/sculpture has come a long way since then. Often artists work to make their installations as immersive as possible.
This first video shows several works installed in Atlanta. It's one of the best videos I've seen on art with each artist telling what he/she had in mind when creating the work and talking about the viewers' responses.
This next video shows the world's largest kinetic art sculpture, installed in Singapore. How it was created is quite different from those seen in Atlanta. The technological level is very high.
Excuse me while I go collect the parts for my next piece.
-- Marge
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| Alexander Calder: "Red Lily Pads" (Nénuphars rouges), 1956. |
This first video shows several works installed in Atlanta. It's one of the best videos I've seen on art with each artist telling what he/she had in mind when creating the work and talking about the viewers' responses.
This next video shows the world's largest kinetic art sculpture, installed in Singapore. How it was created is quite different from those seen in Atlanta. The technological level is very high.
Excuse me while I go collect the parts for my next piece.
-- Marge
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