Calder Art Mobile on Google

Google is commemorating the 113th birthday of sculptor Alexander Calder with a new doodle today that replaces the company logo with one of Calder’s art mobile sculptures. If you missed it, here’s a video:

Even though I pride myself in having my own unique original style of art mobiles, I wouldn’t be making them if it wasn’t for Alexander Calder. If you don’t know anything about him, Alexander Calder was an American sculptor and artist most famous for his mobile sculptures. In addition to modern art mobile and kinetic sculpture, Alexander Calder also created paintings, lithographs, toys, tapestry, jewelry and household objects. Read more about him …

Here are some of my favorite Alexander Calder quotes:

“When an artist explains what he is doing, he usually has to do one of two things: either scrap what he has explained, or make his work fit in with the explanation.”

“The universe is real but you can’t see it. You have to imagine it. Once you imagine it, you can be realistic about reproducing it.”

“That others grasp what I have in mind seems unessential, at least as long as they have something else in theirs.”

“I think best in wire.”

5 more art mobiles at The Phillips Collection

Sold out already at The Phillips Collection – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phillips_Collection– 5 more art mobiles in stock now

Nominated as Artisan of the Week on Faberuna

Nominated as Artisan of the Week on Faberuna – Go and vote if you have a minute…

Art Mobile 62 featured in Inside Out Magazine

Art Mobile 62 featured in Australia’s Inside Out Magazine – 2011 International Design Issue

Also featuring art mobiles by Gabriel Orozco, Clara von Zweigbergk and Julie Frith

At newsagents now

See more of my art mobiles …

6 new art mobiles at the shop at The Phillips Collection

6 new art mobiles at the shop at The Phillips Collection – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phillips_Collection

Film "Gegen welche Mauern rennst du?"

5 new art mobiles at Mag-Big

5 new art mobiles at Mag-Big – SE Hawthorne & SE 33rd – Portland, OR

"King Of The Hill"

Art Mobiles @ The Phillips Collection

Will have mobiles @ The Phillips Collection later this month (not next to a Picasso or Calder, in the shop) excited nevertheless

"Take a Picture"

Take a Picture from Chris Koelsch on Vimeo.

This piece was made for the Vimeo Weekend Project: Magic Cut.
Shot with Canon 7D
Zeiss 50mm Prime Lens
Music by: Marco Mahler