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Wire Sculpture
Studio Art 2012-2013Ms. Scudder
Alexander Calder• 1898-1976• One of America’s
most famous sculptors
• Used wire to create “mobiles” and “stabiles”
Mobiles• Balanced or suspended components which move
in response to motor power or air currents
Blue Feather, 1948
Steel Fish, 1934
Stabiles
Wire Portraits
Elephant, 1928
Spring, 1928
COLOR and SHAPE
The Star, 1960
Calder Room,
National Gallery of
Art, Washington, D.C.
SHADOWS
Other Examples
Bailing Wire Horse Sculpture, Clayton Boyer
Other Examples
Hands Clasped, Gavin Worth
Other Examples
The Sadness of Leaving, Gavin Worth
Other Examples
The Sadness of Leaving, Gavin Worth
Homework• Draw a sketch of your sculpture and bring
it into class tomorrow
