"My grandfather realized you could draw a figure in a wire - like, a two-dimensional drawing but expanded in three dimensions. Make a volumetric drawing of a person, a portrait, or an acrobat, or an animal, or some scene, and creating something that was experienced by people in a very different way than you would a solid mass."
"I'm trying to work with my grandfather's own idea, where he doesn't predispose you to a certain outcome,"
"He'd like to create a forum where there's an object in space, and you enter that space. The space is part of the work of art. For some people these kind of subtle things can happen, and you can have an experience. Hopefully it's an uplifting one."
Calder Gardens opens in Philadelphia this fall as an indoor/outdoor sanctuary housing 31 works by Alexander Calder beneath a landscaped garden. The space is designed for reflection and contemplation, allowing visitors an unmediated experience with the art. Some artworks will change with the seasons to complement the evolving landscape. The gardens embrace Calder’s unconventional approach to sculpture, emphasizing volumetric, wire-like drawings and spatial encounters rather than solid mass. The design treats space itself as part of the artwork, inviting visitors to enter and interact with objects in that space for potentially subtle, uplifting experiences.
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