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

You see nature and then you try to emulate it.

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

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

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

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

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.

Above all, art should be fun.

The basis of everything I do is the universe.

My fingers always seem busier than my mind.

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

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