Air + Equilibrium: Alexander Calder
8:05 p.m.
02/22/16 - The TATE Modern in London is currently exhibiting
"Alexander Calder: Performing Sculpture", which presents a series of
works by Calder, a pioneer in suspending art and inventor of mobiles.
The exhibition, organized chronologically, demonstrates how
the artist used wire and abstract art to develop a new tridimensional language.
Almost a hundred works were summoned to show Calder's
artistic career, from his early delicate figures to his approach to
Abstraction, when he met Piet Mondrian. The focus of the exhibition is centered
in his exploration of movement, geometry and abstraction.
The mobiles hung from the roof motionless, because there are
no air flows inside the TATE. However visitors, aware by the do-not-touch signs,
dare blow to give the works the movements that render them unique.
Red and Yellow Vane, by Alexander Calder (1934)
White Panel, by Alexander Calder (1936)
Vertical Foliage, by Alexander Calder (1941)
Black Widow, by Alexander Calder (1948)
Red Gongs, by Alexander Calder (1950)
Antennae with Red and Blue Dots, by Alexander Calder (1953)
Son and grandson of artists, Calder (1898-1976) followed an
unexplored path, depriving his sculptures of their weight.
"What I do is draw in space", he explained. Calder
shaked the tradition scultoric scene and transformed objects into something
ethereal and constantly changing.
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