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Claes Oldenburg Pop Artist
Oldenburg in “The Store”, a production and exhibition site modeled after the Mom & Pop corner store
Table of Contents
1. Claes Oldenburg Biography
2. Photos of Oldenburg monuments
3. Art Lesson: Large, paper mache
Sculptures of common objects
Claes Oldenburg wasBorn in Stockholm,
Sweden in 1929
In 1976 he beganMaking large-scale
Sculptures in collaboration with
Coosja van Bruggen,Whom he married
In 1977
Son of a consulgeneral, he Moved to
Chicago, IllinoisIn 1936
He attended YaleUniversity and in 1956 Moved toNew York City
Where he beganMaking replicas
of food
In the manner ofPop artists, he usesOrdinary, everyday
Objects as hisSubject matter
Batcolumn Chicago, Illinois 1977
A 100-foot-tall monument for a city that supports two major league baseball teams
Clothespin 1976Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1976
In this tribute to the 1976 Bicentennial, the line down the center of the pin could be viewed as an update of the cracked Liberty Bell
Garden Hose Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
1983
“I make my work out of my everyday experiences”
Cross Section of a Toothbrush with Paste, in
a Cup, on a Sink Krefeld, Germany 1983
“I am for an art that takes its form from the lines of life”
Knife Ship IILos Angeles, California 1986
A Swiss army knife was transformed into a medieval Venetian rowing galley and traveled
to museums throughout the world from 1986-88
Spoonbridge and Cherry
Minneapolis, Minnesota 1988
A fountain sculpture with water flowing over the surface of the cherry and a fine mist rising from its stem ( the Cherry was Coosje’s idea!)
Buried Bicycle Paris, France 1990
This sculpture makes it seem as if there is a giant bicycle buried halfway underground, lying on its side. It becomes playground equipment which children can climb up or slide on
Binoculars Venice, California 1991
Main entrance to the Chiat/ Day advertising agency, in collaboration with architect Frank O. Gehry
Free Stamp Cleveland, Ohio 1991
An inspiring Pop Art monument that represents our liberty as American citizens
Match Cover Barcelona, Spain 1992
This 68 ft. high monument was built for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
Shuttlecocks Kansas City, Missouri 1994
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is changed into an imaginarybadminton net and its grounds into a playing field
Torn Notebook Lincoln, Nebraska 1996
Inspired by Oldenburg’s lifelong process of developing ideas in small notebooks that he carries with him everywhere
Needle, Thread and Knot
Milan, Italy 2000
Flying Pins Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2000
As host to the World Cup games, and to mark the
millenium, the city commissioned this “eye catcher”
Dropped ConeCologne, Germany 2001
The cone shape echoes the spires of the Cathedral and other churches that rise above the buildings of Cologne
ScrewarchRotterdam, the Netherlands
1983
Split Button Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1981
This 5,000 lb. button is located on the University of Pennsylvania campus where students play on it,
eat lunch on it, and sleep on it!
Crusoe Umbrella Des Moines, Iowa 1979
“I am more of a still-life painter -- using the city as a tablecloth”
Trowel 1Otterlo, the Netherlands 1976
“I am for an art that grows up not knowing it is art at all . . . “
Balancing Tools Weil am Rhein, Germany 1984
“Art is a technique of communication”
Saw, Sawing Tokyo, Japan 1996
Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks New Haven, Connecticut 1969-
74
Installed during the Vietnam Era, this monument became the focus for student protests on the Yale campus
Flashlight Las Vegas, Nevada 1981
First designed to resemble the neon sign of the Dunes Hotel,
it ended up being turned upside-down with its surface
being divided into ridges resembling a cactus
Collaborate with your team to create a large, paper mache sculpture, similar to one Claes Oldenburg would think of, usinga common, every-day object as yourinspiration
Pop Art Assignment
Credits
PammaC123 productions
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