"I paint with shapes." — Alexander Calder

"I paint with shapes."

— Alexander Calder

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28 Quotes by Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder has 28 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

To an engineer, good enough means perfect. With an artist, there's no such thing as perfect.
My fingers always seem busier than my mind.
Just as one can compose colors, or forms, so one can compose motions.
The underlying sense of form in my work has been the system of the Universe, or part thereof. For that…
To most people who look at a mobile, it's no more than a series of flat objects that move. To…
The trouble with a lot of artists today is that they have too much technique and equipment. They don't know…
The next step in sculpture is motion.
My whole theory about art is the disparity that exists between form, masses and movement.
The underlying sense of form in my work has been the system of the Universe, or part thereof...What I mean…
About my method of work: first it’s the state of mind—Elation (joy).
A mobile is an abstract sculpture made chiefly out of sheet metal, steel rods, wire and wood. Some or all…
When everything goes right a mobile is a piece of poetry that dances with the joy of life and surprise!

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