The pieces are motionless, called stabiles, yet airy, like mobiles. During World War II, Calder created the Constellations series. Early sculptures, which have been described as three-dimensional drawings, were mainly portraits of friends and depictions of animals or circus characters.Īlexander Calder invented mobiles-sculptures that moved-in the early 1930s. Known for carrying a pair of pliers with him at all times, Calder’s first contribution to modern sculpture was working exclusively in wire during the 1920s. His training as an engineer was important to his working method. This work of art by Alexander Calder includes both geometric and biomorphic forms. Sculpture is the most obvious place to see form, or three-dimensional shape, in art. Biomorphic shapes are often rounded and irregular, and can also turn into forms. The term biomorphic means: life-form (bio=life and morph= form). These shapes may look like leaves, flowers, clouds-things that grow, flow, and move. They are often found in human-made things, like buildings and machines while biomorphic shapes are found in nature. Have students feel the forms of various objects that are spheres, cubes, and pyramids. These are geometric forms, which are precise and regular. What do you get? Form! Forms are shapes in three dimensions: Imagine using an air pump to inflate flat shapes. What do the forms on this sculpture remind you of? Can you find geometric shapes? Do some of the forms look like things in nature? Objects that show different forms such as a ball, box, paperweight, etc.A single length of lightweight wire (such as plastic-coated electrical wire, copper, or brass wire from a hardware store).Smart Board or computer with ability to project images from slideshow.
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