Alexander Calder, who made significant contributions with materials and artistic concepts.
Q1. Discuss the main influences on Calder's sculptural forms, and why he gravitated to the materials, forms and methods he uses to make his sculptural work.
Q2. Compare Calder to ONE OTHER artist/sculptor of his time such as Constantin Brancusi, Naum Gabo, Jean Tinguely, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Alberto Giacometti or Marcel Duchamp: what do they have in common, and what is different?
Be sure to connect the materiality of Calder's work (naming particular pieces he has done) to his ideas, and do the same for the artist you are comparing him to.
Please answer each question with a paragraph to help me understand each question better and cite all sources used.