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