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mobile , a type of moving sculptural artwork developed by Alexander Calder in 1932 and named by Marcel Duchamp . Often constructed of colored metal pieces connected by wires or rods, the mobile has moving parts that are sensitive to a breeze or light touch; it can be designed to hang from the ceiling or stand free on the floor. Mobiles became popular in the 1950s for interior decoration. |
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"mobile." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mobile." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-mobile.html "mobile." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-mobile.html |
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mobile. Term coined by Marcel Duchamp in 1932 to describe the motor- or hand-powered Kinetic sculptures of Alexander Calder and soon extended to those he produced where the movement is caused by a combination of air currents and their own structural tension. Typically they consisted of flat metal parts suspended on wires. Jean-Paul Sartre wrote of Calder's invention: ‘A mobile does not suggest anything: it captures genuine living movements and shapes them. Mobiles have no meaning, make you think of nothing but themselves. They are, that is all; they are absolutes. There is more of the unpredictable about them than in any other human creation … In short, although mobiles do not seek to imitate anything … they are nevertheless at once lyrical inventions, technical combinations of an almost mathematical quality and sensitive symbols of Nature.’ Many other sculptors (notably Lynn Chadwick) have experimented with the genre, and mobiles have been adopted as articles of interior decoration and (on a miniature scale) as playthings for babies.
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IAN CHILVERS. "mobile." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "mobile." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-mobile.html IAN CHILVERS. "mobile." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-mobile.html |
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mobile
mobile. Term coined by Marcel Duchamp in 1932 to describe the motor- or hand-powered Kinetic sculptures of Alexander Calder and soon extended to others he produced in which the movement is caused by a combination of air currents and their own structural tension. Typically Calder's mobiles consisted of flat metal parts suspended on wires. Many other sculptors (notably Lynn Chadwick) have experimented with the genre, and mobiles have also been adopted as articles of interior decoration and (on a miniature scale) as playthings for babies.
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IAN CHILVERS. "mobile." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "mobile." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-mobile.html IAN CHILVERS. "mobile." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-mobile.html |
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mobile
mobile. Term coined by Marcel Duchamp in 1932 to describe the motor- or hand-powered Kinetic sculptures of Alexander Calder and soon extended to those he produced where the movement is caused by air currents. Typically they consisted of flat metal parts suspended on wires. Many other sculptors (notably Lynn Chadwick) have experimented with the genre, and mobiles have also been adopted as articles of interior decoration and (on a miniature scale) as playthings for babies.
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IAN CHILVERS. "mobile." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "mobile." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-mobile.html IAN CHILVERS. "mobile." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-mobile.html |
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