20TH CENTURY SCULPTURE

AUGUSTE RODINTHE THINKER

AUGUSTE RODINMONUMENT TO BALZAC

(HONORÉ DE BALZAC WAS A FRENCH PLAYWRIGHT AND NOVELIST)

CLAES OLDENBERGCLOTHSPIN

HENRI MOORETWO LARGE FORMS

HENRI MOORETWO LARGE FORMS II

CONSTANTIN BRANCUSIBIRD IN SPACE

LOUISE NEVELSONBLACK WALL

MAYA LINVIETNAM MEMORIAL

ALEXANDER CALDERLOBSTER TRAP AND FISH TAIL

CALDER BIO• 1898-1976

• American Born (Pennsylvania)

• As a young child, was always tinkering, building little things, making sculptures out of wire.

• Studied mechanical engineering as a degree, then moved on to studying art in New York and then Paris

• “Godfather” of Modern Sculpture

• Originator of the Mobile and “Kinetic Sculpture”

CALDER’S MOBILES

CALDER’S STABILES

HYBRID

YOUR PROJECT

Using cardboard, you will create a stabile in the style of Alexander Calder. Think about some airplane models and how the pieces fit together.

Once you’ve built it out of cardboard, you will cover it with newsprint/art paste.

Consider the types of shapes he uses – are they geometric or organic? How do they fit together?

You have the option of adding in a hybrid element.

You will begin by making a miniature model out of construction paper (though your final piece will not be much larger…)