Another art project from the Usborne Art Treasury book was tried by Wynston recently.
Alexander Calder created huge mobiles out of painted steel and wire. Our project was to make a miniature mobile out of pipe cleaners, cardboard and pictures.
Today mobiles are mass-produced and sold in stores around the world. But in the 1930's, they were a brand new idea. The inspirations came from an artist named Alexander Calder. He wanted to create sculptures that moved - but without machinery. The result was the first mobile.
He was born in America in 1898. He came from a family of artists and he set up his own workshop at the age of eight, making tiny moving animals out of metal. Although he studied to be an engineer, he soon returned to art.
One of his famous pieces is called The Star as shown here.
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