Dimensions: object: 1111 x 1283 x 1283 mm
Copyright: © ARS, NY and DACS, London 2014 | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: This is Alexander Calder's *Antennae with Red and Blue Dots*, a suspended mobile. It feels playful, almost like a dance. What sociopolitical forces do you think shaped his artistic vision? Curator: Calder, working amidst social upheaval, offers us a chance to reconsider definitions of art itself. Does the inherent movement of this piece challenge the static, often patriarchal, historical art world? Editor: That's interesting. So the movement isn't just aesthetic; it's a statement? Curator: Precisely! Think of the societal constraints of his time. Does this mobile, free from those constraints, represent liberation and defiance? Editor: It's like he's dismantling expectations, one balanced piece at a time. Thanks, I never thought of it that way! Curator: Exactly! Considering art as a response and challenge to power structures can be very rewarding.
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DOES COLOUR HELP YOU SEE SHAPES OR MOVEMENT? Alexander Calder was fascinated with making art that changed shape as it moved slowly in the air. He attached together delicately balanced groups of objects that he suspended from the ceiling. One of his friends, the French artist Marcel Duchamp invented the term ‘mobile’ to describe these works. SoCalder invented the mobile. To keep things simple he used mostly black, white and the primary colours of red, blue and yellow. Here, the colours of the small discs help us trace their movement against the black shapes below. ‘Just as one can compose colours, or forms, so one can compose motions.’ Start Gallery caption, 2016 Gallery label, July 2017
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