Alexander Calder Collection by Bernardaud - Set of 6 plates with artist's motifs, porcelain
Alexander Calder Collection by Bernardaud - Set of 6 plates with artist's motifs, porcelain
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limited, 2,500 copies | porcelain | Ø per plate 27 cm | dishwasher safe | only available as a set
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Alexander Calder Collection by Bernardaud - Set of 6 plates with artist's motifs, porcelain
Alexander Calder became known and famous for his moving wire sculptures and metal constructions, the "mobiles" and "stabiles". The Calder Foundation "Indre-et-Loire" commissioned Bernardaud to reproduce the Calder mobiles on porcelain.
6 individual plates, each featuring a motif of his numerous mobiles: "13 Spines" (1940), "Vertical Foliage" (1941), "Untitled. c." (1954), "Red Painted Daisy in the Air" (1954), "Big Red" (1959) and "Untitled. c." (1952).
Limited edition 2,500 sets. Porcelain. Diameter of each plate 27 cm. Dishwasher safe. Only available as a set.
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany, [email protected]
About Alexander Calder
1898-1975, US sculptor, graphic artist, inventor of the mobile
Alexander Calder was one of the most influential artists of Classical Modernism and became world-famous above all for his "Mobiles" and "Stabiles". He claimed of himself that he created "Mondrians that move".
Serenity, lightness, and humour characterise his oeuvre. He was inspired in his work by friends such as Hans Arp and Marcel Duchamp. Even as a graphic artist, he was impressive. What he was particularly interested in was the freedom to play with shapes and colours. The preoccupation with dynamics and geometry in the sculptures and mobiles thus found its counterpart on the canvas.
Ceramic product made of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar.
Porcelain is formed by turning or pressing, and figurative objects are cast. Complex objects have to be cast in separated steps and sections, and then "assembled". After the moulding, the pieces are dried and undergo an initial firing at about 900°C. Next, the glaze will be applied and fired at temperatures between 1,240 °C and 1,445 °C. In renowned manufactories, the porcelain is painted by hand, with each colour being fired individually under strict temperature tolerances.
Porcelain was invented in China and became widespread in Europe from the 16th century onwards. The first European porcelain factory was founded in Meissen, Germany in 1710.
Other famous European porcelain factories include Fürstenberg, Höchst, Schwarzburger Werkstätten, Lladró, Nymphenburg, KPM, Augarten, Sèvres, Limoges, Royal Copenhagen, Worcester. Each factories label their products with their personal porcelain stamps to indicate their origin.