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Alexander Calder — Cape Clasp
Alexander Calder

Cape Clasp

1945

"Cape Clasp" is a mobile by Alexander Calder, the pioneering sculptor who invented this art form of suspended, kinetic constructions. The work exemplifies Calder's characteristic use of balanced abstract forms in space, where individual elements move independently yet remain in dynamic equilibrium. Like much of his oeuvre, the piece demonstrates his mastery of engineering principles combined with modernist aesthetics, creating a sculpture that engages both the viewer's eye and imagination through its continuous, unpredictable motion.

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Alexander Calder, Cape Clasp, 1945

"Cape Clasp" is a mobile by Alexander Calder, the pioneering sculptor who invented this art form of suspended, kinetic constructions. The work exemplifies Calder's characteristic use of balanced abstract forms in space, where individual elements move independently yet remain in dynamic equilibrium. Like much of his oeuvre, the piece demonstrates his mastery of engineering principles combined with modernist aesthetics, creating a sculpture that engages both the viewer's eye and imagination through its continuous, unpredictable motion.

Year
1945
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Geometric Forms, Kinetic Art, Playful and dynamic, Mobile Sculpture, American Artist, Modernism, Metal And Wire, Three-Dimensional, Abstract

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Sebastián In Situ, Jonathan Murray, Hamilton Selway Gallery