Calder
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.58 (985 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3822876429 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Indeed, without Calder, mobile might not be an art term at all. From Booklist In art, mobile and Alexander Calder are synonymous. His constructions of brightly colored, flat metal shapes, some or all of which are suspended so that any current of air can move them, constitute a body of modern artwork that is genuinely popular as well as famous. It is no surprise, then, to learn from Baal-Teshuva's enthusiastic sketch of Calder that he made toys, at first for his sister, when as young as eight and never stopped. They revive in adults the delighted fascination of an infant with shiny objects dangled just beyond its grasp. A great many examples in all his characteristic media appear in splendid color in this paperback, which has to be one of the great current bargains among art books. (Another nonsurprise is that his friend Miroinfluenced him; man
"Alexander Calder" according to ArtMom. This is a wonderful little book. It is a great resource on Calder. I volunteer at our local grade school as an art docent and shared this book with my classes for our Alexander Calder mobile projects. The students were impressed. The quality of the photos is first rate and the text is informative.. j m said Excellent & Economical. This is a great overview of Calder's work and life. Excellent, accurate color photos of his work, which includes many examples of work beside his famous mobiles--such as jewelry, paintings (even a painting on the exterior of a Braniff DC 8 jetliner), & stabiles (including his toys). Plenty of human-interest type details about Caulder and insights into his "thinking" about art. The book is only 9 X 7 1/"Excellent & Economical" according to j m. This is a great overview of Calder's work and life. Excellent, accurate color photos of his work, which includes many examples of work beside his famous mobiles--such as jewelry, paintings (even a painting on the exterior of a Braniff DC 8 jetliner), & stabiles (including his toys). Plenty of human-interest type details about Caulder and insights into his "thinking" about art. The book is only 9 X 7 1/2 inches in size, but the images are very satisfying to look at and capture the FUN of . inches in size, but the images are very satisfying to look at and capture the FUN of . "Calder, 1898-1976" according to Glenn B Campbell. I enjoy looking at this book. It gave a very good overviewof Calder's works and included all the variety of works formy students to see. My only disappointment was its sizeI had thought it would be a larger format.
Calder took it off the plinth, gave it to the wind, and left us kinetic playgrounds of the spirit. About the Series: Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art Series features:a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importancea concise biographyapproximately 100 colour illustrations with explanatory captions. Visiting his Paris atelier in 1932, Duchamp coined the term "Mobiles" for Calder`s delicate wire and disc pieces, constructions that would soon become immensely popular. But he didn’t rest on his innovations. He operated at the point where Modernity and nature fused, developing an environmental art that changed the medium forever. A graphic master who sketched as much in air as in ink, the Sixties and Seventies saw Calder take on the monumental, translating the dynamics of cities into both his Mobiles and "Stabiles". The man who put the swing into sculpture When the final tally of key movers in the plastic arts of this century is compiled, there is no doubt that maestro of movement Alexander Calder (1898-1976), the man who put the swing into sculpture, will be near numero uno. Friends with Miro, Mondrian and Leger, Calder also turned his hand to painting, drawing, gouaches, toys, textiles
Jacob Baal-Teshuva lives and works in New York and Paris. His numerous publications include works on Marc Chagall, Alexander Calder, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol and Christo and Jeanne-Claude. He studied at the Hebrew university in Jerusalem and the New York University. Jacob Baal-Teshuva, born 1929, is author, critic and independent curator of museum shows.