Hanging mobiles
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HANGING M
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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