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Alexander Calder
Made of small pieces of sheet metal that he cut and linked together, the format of Alexander Calder’s Sumac II revolutionized sculpture. Instead of placing the work on a pedestal or on the floor, Calder suspended his “mobiles” from the ceiling, where they could gently sway in response to moving air. For Calder, red was a compelling color. In a 1962 interview, he also famously said, “I love red so much that I almost want to paint everything red.”
Made of small pieces of sheet metal that he cut and linked together, the format of Alexander Calder’s Sumac II revolutionized sculpture. Instead of placing the work on a pedestal or on the floor, Calder suspended his “mobiles” from the ceiling, where they could gently sway in response to moving air. For Calder, red was a compelling color. In a 1962 interview, he also famously said, “I love red so much that I almost want to paint everything red.”