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

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.

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

All mobiles. Nikki Big standing kinetic mobile.

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

Studio Lilica's large-scale suspended sculptures add interest to modern atriums, lobbies, and wide-open interior spaces.

There is something fanciful about mobiles. They snag our imaginations and spirits. I'm a huge fan of Alexander Calder. Of his whimsical mobiles it was said, "His mobiles occupy one's mind without constraining it and guide one's thoughts along blissful pathways." -Patrick Waldberg. That's my aim. My mobiles are constructed using papers imported from Japan, Thailand and Nepal. I use artists' acrylic medium and UV protective varnish so that the leaves are durable, washable and archival…

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Repeated moon shapes appear between elegant longer rounded forms, giving this piece a rhythm and uplifting feeling. The material is hammer sculpted aluminum. The hammer marks give this piece a rich texture. The natural silver color will fit into any color environment. It is also wonderful outside, reflecting the natural surroundings. And one doesn't need to worry about scratching any paint in the wind. I also created this piece out of painted aluminum that is red on one side, white on the…