Oldenburg Vinyl Objects

American artist in full claes thure oldenburg born jan.

Oldenburg vinyl objects.

Much of oldenburg s early life was spent in the united states sweden and norway a result of moves his father made as a swedish consular official. Where did he place these sculptures and why. 28 1929 stockholm sweden swedish born american pop art sculptor best known for his giant soft sculptures of everyday objects. Pavilion at expo 67 in montreal and his work was also exhibited at expo 70 in ōsaka japan.

28 1929 stockholm sweden swedish born american pop art sculptor best known for his giant soft sculptures of everyday objects. He placed these common objects in new spaces like art galleries and large outdoor areas giving them new meaning. The results are some of the most audacious and provocative art objects of the twentieth century. First the street which he made and presented in 1960 and then the store of 1961.

In addition his use of soft yielding vinyl gave the objects human often sexual overtones. Jun 20 2015 explore victoria l outerbridge s board claes oldenburg followed by 3717 people on pinterest. Oldenburg conceived his efforts in two successive campaigns. Claes oldenburg in full claes thure oldenburg born jan.

And forced viewers to reassess their preconceptions about the objects. There are also oldenburg works that make soft objects hard the smooth impersonal vinyl surfaces of giant soft fan are oldenburg s knowing inversion of the hard edge aesthetic of the 1960s. Much of oldenburg s early life was spent in 8230. Claes thure oldenburg was born january 28 1929 in stockholm sweden.

Oldenburg s giant soft fan was installed in the u s. 28 1929 stockholm sweden swedish born american pop art sculptor best known for his giant soft sculptures of everyday objects. Much of oldenburg s early life was spent in the united states sweden and norway a result of moves his father made as a swedish consular official he was educated at yale university 1946 50 where. In 1962 oldenburg discovered shiny vinyl fabrics available in many colors and found the material ideal for making malleable mutable objects as alternatives to the hard and fixed forms of conventional sculpture.

Claes oldenburg in full claes thure oldenburg born jan. There is humor in this transformation of a hard machine into a collapsible object which like salvador dalí s limp watches has a not too elliptical. Lifted them out of their usual context. Claes oldenburg created large scale soft and hard sculptures of everyday objects.