What natural phenomenon did Alexander Calder rely on to make his mature hanging sculptures move?
What primary colors did Alexander Calder use most frequently to paint the flat metal plates of his mobiles?
choko Play the Dancing Shapes game to explore kinetic sculptures. Balance shapes and colors to create your own moving art inspired by Alexander Calder.
choko Discover how Alexander Calder's moving art came to be called a mobile in this educational image from the Making Art Move series.
What did artist Jean Arp call Alexander Calder's non-moving, stationary abstract sculptures to contrast with "mobiles"?
Which famous abstract painter's studio did Alexander Calder visit in 1930, inspiring him to create abstract art?
Naming the mobile: The word "mobile" was suggested by artist Marcel Duchamp in 1931 because the French word double-means both "motion" and "motive."
choko See how Alexander Calder moved from motorized sculptures to wind-powered kinetic art in this educational infographic.
Who coined the term "mobile" to describe Alexander Calder's moving wire and metal sculptures?
What powered Alexander Calder's very first kinetic sculptures before he switched to natural air currents?
In what year did Alexander Calder exhibit his first wind-driven, non-motorized hanging mobiles?
