Alexander Calder was born on July 22‚ 1898 in Lawton Pennsylvania. Calder was raised by his mother‚ Nanette‚ and his father‚ Alexander. Both of his parents were artist‚ as well as his grandfather. Growing up‚ Calder was not interested in pursuing the “family business” of sculpture and various forms of art. As a young boy‚ he enjoyed tinkering with toys and creating which inspired him to pursue engineering. As he grew older‚ his family has relocated several times so his father could earn money and
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Alexander Calder was one of the most innovative and original American artists of the twentieth century. In 1926‚ Calder arrived in Paris and devoted himself to a project called the Circus that occupied him for over five years. This contains characters and animals made out of wire‚ scraps of cloth‚ wood‚ cork‚ labels‚ bits of scrap metal and pieces of rubber. Calder transported his little theater in suitcases and performed it for his friends. During his performances‚ Calder invented ways to simulate
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Contents Introduction 2 History of Junk Art Sculpture 4 Chapter 1: Junk sculptors 8 Chapter 2: Interview 1 16 Chapter 3: Interview 2 23 Summary 27 Introduction From 5000 B.C to well into the 20th century A.D‚ most sculpture has reflected the wealth‚ religion or political stature of the country. Early Egyptian sculpture reflected the political regime of the land‚ and powerful ‘Pharaohs’ demanded monumental sized tombs and artefacts to show their wealth and status
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Alexander Calder was an American artist best known for his different and innovative sculptures and artwork. Alexander Calder was born in Lawnton‚ Pennsylvania on July 22‚ 1989‚ to a family of artist. His father Alexander Stirling Calder and mother Nanette Calder were both recognized artists for painting and sculptures such as the; Cure for a Really Bad Headache and Seated Nude. At a very young age‚ Alexander Calder was very talented with his hands and would build mechanical toys. At the age of 17
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Object of my Obsession Two artists‚ Henry Moore and Alexander Calder‚ both very different in the way they grew up‚ and their life ambitions. However one thing they had in common was that they both ended up becoming fantastic artists later on in life. Their styles of artwork were very different to each others. Moore’s concentrated on sketching and sculptures made of stone‚ bronze and wood. His artworks are intriguing as they showed the bond between mother and child. An aspect of interest in his
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ALEXANDER THE GREAT It is hard to provide an exact definition of leadership‚ courage‚ & heroism because every person has his own opinion. The qualities a leader possesses are not always the same; they can vary according to the time in history he lived in‚ the problems that are occurring throughout that time period‚ and also the people whom the leader is leading. Alexander’s childhood played an important role in his development into a great man & military Leader. Many things of his childhood contributed
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The idea of kinetic art is getting a bit of a workout at the moment. MIT Museum recently hosted “year of kinetic art‚ including “5000 Moving Parts‚” a kinetic art exhibiton featuring large-scale works by Arthur Ganson‚ Anne Lilly‚ Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and John Douglas Powers. Plus the Kinetic Art Organization has published a digital “International Collection of Essays About Kinetic Art—2013—volume 1.” The two don’t overlap: The MIT show highlights a somewhat different segment of artists working
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Alexander the Great is renowned for uniting the known world under his leadership and has grown to mythical proportions in his leadership abilities and skill at arms. He was also a young ruler‚ brash‚ irreverent and narcissistic. His never ending lust to conquer new lands‚ his growing problems controlling his drinking and his relentless pushing of his army all contribute not only to illustrating personal character flaws but possibly to his death. In his young life Alexander was tutored by the
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Alexander Mikhaylovich Ovechkin (Russian: Александр Михайлович Овечкин; IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐˈvʲet͡ɕkʲɪn]; born September 17‚ 1985) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Prior to playing in the NHL‚ Ovechkin played for HC Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Superleague for four seasons from 2001 until 2005‚ and he played for Dynamo again (this time in the Kontinental Hockey League) during the 2012–13 NHL lockout. Ovechkin was
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Alexander the Great was a conqueror and King of Macedonia prior to the Hellenistic Period. He succeeded to the throne after Phillip II of Macedon’s death brought his reign to an end. However‚ the continuance of the promised legacy his father left behind did not satisfy this power crazed King for fame and glory. Alexander the Great’s resentment towards his father led him to continue conquering because he wanted to overshadow his father. Under his headship‚ his unification of Greek city-states led
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