mobile art by Kayla

I am interested in the hanging, kinetic art form called a "mobile" invented by Alexander Calder an American artist living in Paris.  for information on Calder click on  http://www.calder.org/


This small mobile is made with simple materials, the horizontal elements are bamboo and the vertical elements are 30 lb Dacron line.  I really enjoy this art form, I love things that move.  When the sun is at the right angle the crystal hanging from the bottom element splits the light into a rainbow.  Its surprising to see all of the different places within the room that the rainbow appears!

Here is another mobile of the same type, one of the unique features of mobile art is that it keeps recomposing itself.  An advantage of using bamboo sticks in a mobile design is that they have a small surface area,so the mobile moves slowly.