Calder: Sculpting Time

Author: Calder, Alexander
'Sculpting Time' explores time as a medium in Calder’s work. This is best exemplified in his earliest 'sphériques' as well as the 'Constellations' he created out of wood and wire during World War II. By introducing motion into a static art form, Calder implies the passage of time; thus, time also sculpts. This handsome clothbound volume, printed on Tatami paper, is filled with contemporary images of works from the 1930s to the 1970s, as well as archival photographs of Calder’s studio.Alexander Calder moved to Paris in the late 1920s, where he found himself at the centre of the city’s artistic avant-garde. In 1930, he invented the mobile—an abstract sculpture made of independent parts that incorporate natural or mechanical movement. He would continue to explore the possibilities of this visual language for the rest of his career, eventually shifting to monumental constructions and public works.
ISBN 9788836657827. Silvana Editoriale . hb. 168 pages. 106 colour ills. 29.2 x 19.7 cm.