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Alexander Calder (*1898 Lawton/Pennsylvania †1976 New York):
Monsieur Loyal (1968)
Stahl, schwarz gefasst, 9 m hoch.
Leihgabe der Region Rhône-Alpes, 1993.
»A long time ago I decided, indeed, I was told,
that primitive art is better than decadent art.
So I decided to remain as primitive as possible.«
[Alexander Calder, 1957]
»(...) when I use two or more sheets of metal cut into shapes
and mounted at angles to each other, I feel that there is a solid form,
perhaps concave, perhaps convex, filling in the dihedral angles between them.
I do not have a definite idea of what this would be like,
I merely sense it and occupy myself with the shapes one actually sees.«
[Alexander Calder, 1951]
[Foto: 6/2018 tew. Lizenz: Creative Commons Namensnennung - nicht kommerziell - Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen]