Black Widow

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Black Widow is a modernist sculptural mobile by Alexander Calder, exemplifying his innovative use of abstract forms and suspended movement.

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Black Widow canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf modernist artwork
sculptural mobile
artForm mobile
artisticStyle kinetic art
associatedWithArtist Alexander Calder
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Alexander Calder
creatorNationality American
dimensionType three-dimensional artwork
displayType hanging sculpture
exemplifies Calder’s mobile innovations
modernist abstraction in sculpture
genre abstract art
hasArtisticMovement Abstract expressionism
surface form: Abstract Expressionism
hasArtisticTechnique bent wire construction
suspended plates
hasCharacteristic delicate balance
interaction with air currents
slow rotational movement
hasColor black
red
white
hasMedium metal
paint
wire
hasSubjectMatter non-representational forms
influencedBy Constructivism
Surrealism
movement Modernism
notableFor dynamic balance of forms
innovative use of suspended elements
partOf Alexander Calder oeuvre
uses abstract forms
suspended movement

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Alexander Calder notableWork Black Widow
Conrad Hall notableWork Black Widow
Debra Winger notableWork Black Widow