Hanging mobiles

HANGING M

OBILES

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DEFINITION OF HANGING MOBILE

A sculpture or decoration whose parts are balanced to move in response to air currents.

ALEXANDER CALDER

• Used play in his creation of large hanging mobiles

LOBSTER TRAP AND FISH TAILBY ALEXANDER CALDER

Lobster Trap and Fish Tail, 1939Sheet metal, wire, and paint102" x 114"The Museum of Modern Art, New YorkA00310

EUCALYPTUSBY ALEXANDER CALDER

Eucalyptus, 1940Sheet metal, wire, and paint94 1/2" x 61"Private Collection, Beverly Hills, CaliforniaA03747

ALEXANDER CALDER & PLAY

Lion Tamer (A00459) and Lion (A00041) from Cirque Calder, 1926-31 (A00019)Photograph by Herbert Matter, 1943

THE LACE ON THE EDGE OF YOUR PANTIESBY ALEXANDER CALDER

The Lace on the Edge of Your Panties, 1947Sheet metal, wire, and paint13" x 75" x 18 1/2"Calder Foundation, New YorkA15089

To most people who look ata mobile, it's no more than aseries of flat objects that move.To a few, though, it may be poetry.

Alexander Calder

SOURCES

Alexander Calder images:

http://calder.org/work/category/hangingmobile.html

Definition of hanging mobile:

http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/mobile.html

Alexander Calder & Play Video:

http://www.shawnahandke.com/play/?p=625

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