ALEXANDER CALDER and kinetic sculpture...

Calder (1898-1976) is best known for his "Mobiles"......

Sculptures using simple colors, shapes and materials to produce "airy" dynamic structures which MOVE....


See more of his work here....

THE GROUP PROJECT....

This week we are planing our group project..... hoping for a "kinetic" sculpture ( involving movement)...

Materials for us to use include: Wire, aluminum sheet metal, paints, fishing line, glue guns and LOTS OF IMAGINATION!!

Eureka! Let's make a "Mibile" - influenced my Alexander Calder's work....

Here's the handout!

Check out the Student Work Gallery

Follow this link to see the AMAZING artwork produced by the sculpture students!!!!

Austin's "squirt Bottle" is seen here....