Oldenburg Vinyl Objects

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Oldenburg vinyl objects.

He took objects from the everyday world such as typewriters lipstick a flashlight. 28 1929 stockholm sweden swedish born american pop art sculptor best known for his giant soft sculptures of everyday objects. Claes oldenburg in full claes thure oldenburg born jan. 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.

American artist 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. And forced viewers to reassess their preconceptions about the objects. The results are some of the most audacious and provocative art objects of the twentieth century.

Pavilion at expo 67 in montreal and his work was also exhibited at expo 70 in ōsaka japan. Where did he place these sculptures and why. The street was an immersive installation depicting the artist s gritty lower east side neighborhood. Claes oldenburg created large scale soft and hard sculptures of everyday objects.

Oldenburg s giant soft fan was installed in the u s. Claes oldenburg in full claes thure oldenburg born jan. 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. He placed these common objects in new spaces like art galleries and large outdoor areas giving them new meaning.

See more ideas about claes oldenburg oldenburg drawings. In addition his use of soft yielding vinyl gave the objects human often sexual overtones. 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. 28 1929 stockholm sweden swedish born american pop art sculptor best known for his giant soft sculptures of everyday objects.

Claes thure oldenburg was born january 28 1929 in stockholm sweden. Lifted them out of their usual context. First the street which he made and presented in 1960 and then the store of 1961. 28 1929 stockholm sweden swedish born american pop art sculptor best known for his giant soft sculptures of everyday objects.