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Paint like Alexander Calder
Use the tools and colours to create an Abstract Expressionist picture in the style of Alexander Calder. This project has three types of painting activity:
Copy a Calder-style painting – Study an original painting and try to recreate it.
Copy and review a Calder-style painting – Study an original painting and try to recreate it, then write an evaluation of your work.
Express yourself like Calder – Create your own version of a Calder or Calder-style painting.
Discussion points
- Calder was best-known as a sculptor. His most famous pieces are mobiles and large public monuments.
- Calder only ever worked in 5 colours – black and white and the primary colours of red, blue and yellow.
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