1. Alexander Calder
By: taylor

2. Introduction Calder said, "The next step in sculpture is motion.“
Calder wants to build a sculpture that moves.
"People think monuments should come out of the ground, never out of the ceiling, but mobiles too can be monumental."
Alexander Calder
Calder shifted from figurative linear sculptures in wire to abstract forms in motion by creating the first mobiles.
"My whole theory about art is the disparity that exists between form, masses and movement."
Alexander Calder says.

3. Biographical Information
Born: August 22, 1898, Lawton, PA.
Died: November 11, 1976, New York.
He was born a hospital in Lawton, PA.
He died in New York.
Full name: Alexander Calder .
His parents are Nanette, Alexander Stirling Calder.

4. Artist life 22 August: Calder is born in Lawnton, Pennsylvania.
Alexander Calders dad was a artist .
His mother was a painter.
his father was a sculpture.
When Calder became old enough he started to help his dad and later became an artist also.
Calder attended Lowell high school, Steve Institute of Technology, and The Art student league of New York.
Calder attended college from

5. Artist’s style
Calder used Modern art and used the universe around him to create his art therefor creating his own universe.
Calder also created abstract paintings.
Calder made surrealism and kinetic art
Calder started to create moving sculptures.
Surrealism- kinetic-

6. Influences
Calder was influenced by his grandfather, father, and mother.
Calder’s mother was a painter.
Calder’s father was an sculpture.
Calder’s grandfather was a famous sculpture.

7. Finny Fish Made out of different recycled parts.
American artist Alexander Calder changed the course of modern art by developing an innovative method of sculpting, bending, and twisting wire to create three-dimensional “drawings in space.”
Made out of different recycled parts.
The parts for the scales are also thought to be found at the beach.
Calder tries to make his art pop out.
I picked this piece of artwork because it helps me to realize different forms of art and what they mean.

8. Elements and Principles
The elements used in this piece of work is :
form
Shape
Color
Space
The principles used in this piece of work is:
line
shape

9. Compare and Contrast
Finny fish By: Alexander Calder
Stirling

10. Alexander
stirling
Made from recycled things.
Made with wire
Metal pieces
Painted
large
Made from recycled things.
Made with wire
Metal stuff
Painted
Not large

11. Why this Piece of art is important!
This art is important because Alexander’s art runs in the family.

12. Works cited http://www.theartstory.org/artist -calder-alexander.htm
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