Calder Paper Standing Sculptures

Artists created stabiles based on the artwork of Philadelphia artist, Alexander Calder. Artists created their sculptures with moveable attachments with pipe cleaners and beads.

About the artist: Alexander Calder was born in Philadelphia in 1898. Both of his parents were artists so it was natural that Alexander became an artist, too. Prior to World War II, Calder sculpted with wood. After the war, he began to sculpt with sheet metal and painted the metal with hues of black, red, blue and white. Alexander is most famous for inventing the MOBILE which is a balanced sculpture that moves. This is called KINETIC SCULPTURE. He also created sculptures that don’t move. They are called STABILES. Together we read, "Sandy's Circus," to learn more about our artist.