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Alexander Calder quotes: The underlying sense of form in my work has been the system of the universe, or part thereof. For that is a rather large model to work from.

The underlying sense of form in my work has been the system of the universe, or part thereof. For that is a rather large model to work from.

Alexander Calder quotes: My fan mail is enormous. Everyone is under six.

My fan mail is enormous. Everyone is under six.

Alexander Calder quotes: The sense of motion in painting and sculpture has long been considered as one of the primary elements of the composition.

The sense of motion in painting and sculpture has long been considered as one of the primary elements of the composition.

Alexander Calder quotes: I paint with shapes.

I paint with shapes.

Alexander Calder quotes: When everything goes right a mobile is a piece of poetry that dances with the joy of life and surprise!

When everything goes right a mobile is a piece of poetry that dances with the joy of life and surprise!

Alexander Calder quotes: I love red so much, I almost want to paint everything red.

I love red so much, I almost want to paint everything red.

Alexander Calder quotes: That others grasp what I have in mind seems unessential, at least as long as they have something else in theirs.

That others grasp what I have in mind seems unessential, at least as long as they have something else in theirs.

Alexander Calder quotes: About my method of work: first it's the state of mind - Elation (joy).

About my method of work: first it's the state of mind - Elation (joy).

Alexander Calder quotes: You see nature and then you try to emulate it.

You see nature and then you try to emulate it.

Alexander Calder quotes: The first inspiration I ever had was the cosmos, the planetary system.

The first inspiration I ever had was the cosmos, the planetary system.

Alexander Calder quotes: I have been making wire jewelry - and think I'll really do something with it, eventually.

I have been making wire jewelry - and think I'll really do something with it, eventually.

Alexander Calder quotes: My whole theory about art is the disparity that exists between form, masses and movement.

My whole theory about art is the disparity that exists between form, masses and movement.

Alexander Calder quotes: The universe is real, but you can't see it. You have to imagine it.

The universe is real, but you can't see it. You have to imagine it.

Alexander Calder quotes: To most people who look at a mobile, it's no more than a series of flat objects that move. To a few, though, it may be poetry.

To most people who look at a mobile, it's no more than a series of flat objects that move. To a few, though, it may be poetry.

Alexander Calder quotes: Above all, art should be fun.

Above all, art should be fun.

Alexander Calder quotes: The basis of everything I do is the universe.

The basis of everything I do is the universe.

Alexander Calder quotes: My fingers always seem busier than my mind.

My fingers always seem busier than my mind.

Alexander Calder quotes: To an engineer, good enough means perfect. With an artist, there's no such thing as perfect.

To an engineer, good enough means perfect. With an artist, there's no such thing as perfect.

Alexander Calder quotes: Just as one can compose colors, or forms, so one can compose motions.

Just as one can compose colors, or forms, so one can compose motions.