Mobile sculpture

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A bronze piece by Brazilian artist Albano Afonso uses multiple sets of dangling hands that mimic shadow puppetry. Titled “Os Pássaros e o Lobo,” or “The Birds and the Wolf,” the sculpture is illuminated by a light projector, casting dark silhouettes on the wall behind it that resembles a mobile of active animals. In aContinue reading "Dangling Bronze Hands, Albano Afonso’s Mobile Casts Playful Animal Silhouettes"

All mobiles. To See The Light hanging kinetic mobile.

I love Alexander Calder! I teach a Calder wire project each year, but I have never successfully made a Calder-inspired mobile. Until now! I recently received this 1975 edition of Making Things: Book 2. The Handbook of Creative Discovery by Ann Wiseman. Inside this gloriously illustrated book I found these instructions for making Calder mobiles: I decided to test it out with items I had on hand in the art room. Materials for first mobile: 18-inch pre-cut Stem Wire (AKA floral wire) 20 gauge…

Alexander Calder style in Midjourney AI (V5.1, V5, V4, niji 5) | Sculptors + Installation Artists | Sculptors | American sculptor | Alexander Calder was an American sculptor known for his contributions to the Abstract Expressionist movement. He is best known for his mobile sculptures, which are kinetic works of art that move with the air currents around them. | Andrei Kovalev's Midlibrary

All mobiles. Nikki Big standing kinetic mobile.

Dave Smart Floating Stone Mobiles Dave Smart is a local acupuncturist and artist. He explores the limits of balance w...

A list of mobile artists (sculptors) who have made important contributions to the art form of mobiles, including short biographies and photos of their art work.

Woolsey, named after the 2018 Woolsey Fire, is an ongoing series of kinetic sculptures incorporating woods in its fire-ravaged state.