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Sculpture in Motion
Alexander Calder experimented with shapes and motion in his abstract work. In the hanging mobile Lobster Trap and Fish Tail, the dangling shapes vaguely recall the animals they represent. Though his sculpture The Eagle does not move, the metal seems to swoop through space. Calder thought about every aspect of his sculptures, including the ways in which viewers would interact with them. He invited viewers to experience his monumental sculptures in relation to their own bodies.
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