“A mobile is an abstract sculpture made chiefly out of sheet metal, steel rods, wire and wood. Some or all of these elements move, propelled by electric motors, wind, water or by hand.” MadeHandsMovingWaterWindElementsWoodsAbstractMetalsElectricSteelSheetsSculptureWireMobileMotorElectric Motors Author:Alexander Calder
“The sense of motion in painting and sculpture has long been considered as one of the primary elements of the composition.” LongPaintingElementsPrimariesCompositionSculpture Author:Alexander Calder
“Why must art be static? You look at an abstraction, sculptured or painted, an entirely exciting arrangement of planes, spheres, nuclei, entirely without meaning. It would be perfect but it is always still. The next step in sculpture is motion.” LooksArtStillsWould BeNextPerfectStepsArt IsExcitingPlanesSpheresArrangementsAbstractionSculptureStaticNext StepsNucleus Author:Alexander Calder
