Claes Oldenburg

1929-PresentSculptorBorn in Sweden, moved to Chicago when he was an infantWent to Yale to study Literature and Art History and took classes at the Art Institute of ChicagoPop Art - Focused on recognizable objects

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Began making Soft Sculptures.Oldenburg makes sculptures of ordinary objects, and in the process, he changes them in various ways, including their size and scale.Were often used as props in his performance art

Claes Oldenburg, Spoonbridge and Cherry, 1985-1988. POP ART

Giant BLT (Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich), 1963.

This sculpture is composed of nineteen separate parts. The bread, olive, bacon, lettuce, and tomato are made of vinyl stuffed with kapok, and the toothpick is made of wood. Each time it is shown in an exhibition, the parts of the sandwich must be put together, just like making a real sandwich!

Floor Burger, 1962.Oldenburg blows up simple items to gigantic scale and reproduces them in odd materials.

Pastry Case, I. 1961-62.Painted plaster sculptures on ceramic plates, metal platter and cups in glass-and-metal case

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Claes Oldenburg, Corridor Pin, Blue, 1999.

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Claes Oldenburg,Clothespin, 1976.

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Floor Cake. 1962.Synthetic polymer paint and latex on canvas filled with foam rubber and cardboard boxes, 58 3/8" x 9' 6 1/4" x 58 3/8"

http://arttattler.com/archivepopobjects.htmlClaes Oldenburg, Soft Pay-Telephone, 1963, Vinyl filled with kapok, mounted on painted wood panel, 118.2 x 48.3 x 22.8 cm, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York Gift, Ruth and Philip Zierler in memory of their dear departed son, William S. Zierler, Claes Oldenburg.

*The Spoonbridge and Cherry was created and installed in 1988. The stainless steel and aluminum sculpture is approximately 29 feet long and 13 feet tall. It is installed at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden at the Walker Art Center. The sculpture is set in a pond where it acts as a fountain. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. *http://whitney.org/ForKids/Collection/ClaesOldenburg/2002255aS*Painted sail cloth and foam rubberhttp://artsnapper.com/claes-oldenburg-and-other-artists-at-the-moma/Artist: Claes Oldenburg Title:Green Salad Movement: Pop Art Location: MoMA, New York - See more at: http://artsnapper.com/claes-oldenburg-and-other-artists-at-the-moma/#sthash.NYAguLY2.dpuf

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