Creative Quotations from . . .
Alexander Calder
(1898-1976) born on
Jul 22
US sculptor. "He invented the mobile, delicately balanced suspended moving sculptors, e.g, "Spiral," 1958."
 
   
F
The underlying sense of form in my work has been the system of the Universe, or part thereof. For that is a rather large model to work from."

R
"If you can imagine a thing, conjure it up in space then you can make it . . . The universe is real but you can't see it. You have to imagine it. Then you can be realistic about reproducing it."
A
"My whole theory about art is the disparity that exists between form, masses and movement."
N
I paint with shapes.
K
My fan mail is enormous. Everyone is under six.
 
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Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: ""Calder, An Autobiography with Pictures," 1966."
R: "In "The Artist's Voice," by Katherine Kuh, 1960."
A: "In "The Artist's Voice," by Katherine Kuh, 1960."
N: "In "Saturday Evening Post," 27 Feb 1965."
K: "In "New York Times," 6 Aug 1976."
   



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