Alexander Calder
Visual Arts
United States
1898 – 1976
61 quotes
Kinetic sculptor of mobiles, bringing movement and balance to air.
Quotes by Alexander Calder
Light and shadow play tricks on the eye.
Autobiography
1951
The artist must be a child at heart.
Speech
1967
My mobiles dance with the wind.
Professional observation
1934
Life's meaning is in the making.
Interview
1969
I sculpt with air.
Letter
1947
Play is the highest form of research.
Personal reflection
1956
Colors should sing together.
Autobiography
1931
The unexpected is what makes art alive.
Interview
1961
I build dreams in metal.
Speech
1941
Balance your life like a mobile.
Personal reflection
1970
Art without movement is dead.
Professional observation
1937
I laugh at the seriousness of art.
Interview
1954
The soul of sculpture is in its rhythm.
Letter
1963
Embrace chaos to find harmony.
Speech
1959
My work is a celebration of space.
Autobiography
1946
Wisdom comes from experimenting.
Interview
1975
Forms emerge from my hands like birds.
Personal reflection
1929
Life is an endless mobile.
Speech
1966
I create to capture the fleeting.
Professional observation
1950
Joy is in the jiggle of a mobile.
Interview
1938