Radial Symmetry and Motion at CAHTS

These mobile sculptures and radial symmetry designs were created by Ms. Reyes' STEAM class at CAHTS and were inspired by the artist, Alexander Calder.  Alexander Calder (July 22, 1898-November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor who was originally trained as an engineer.  LINK

 (A CAHTS student assists Art PIR Triada Samaras in this display case installation)

Calder is known as the originator of the "mobile", a type of kinetic (or moving) sculpture made with delicately balanced or suspended components which which move in response to motor power or air currents.  Calder's stationary sculptures are called "stabiles."  LINK

Several of Calder's sculptures can be seen in public in New York City.

Ms. Reyes' class used wire, chipboard, and brightly colored acrylic paints to create their own "mobiles" applying scientific principles such as gravity, balance, and force to their work seamlessly.  In addition, these art students learned to express their artistic ideas using "abstraction", an artistic style that encourages each artist to simplify each idea down to a few essential lines, shapes, and colors (or "elements of art"), 

The resulting sculptures are 
playful and several of these 
can move by an air current 
when they are hung.