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1. Acedia
   November 30th, 2006 at 3:30 pm

   I know this is going to sound like I am some sort of art cretin — and I’m not disputing Calder’s artistic talent — BUT…if you didn’t know this was a famous artist, if it were labeled “some weird guy in my neighborhood playing with toys” would you still think this circus is the work of genius so many people say it is?

2. Barb
   November 30th, 2006 at 3:57 pm

   I thought it was pretty amazing, whether it was the neighborhood toy guy or the artist.

3. Kristian
   December 1st, 2006 at 10:24 am

   Acedia - I wonder if Calder’s fairly advanced age in the video contributes to your question? Calder was a pretty young man when he started making the circus, and it was the artistic elite in Paris in the 20’s that encouraged him to pursue art, particularly kinetic art. Take a look at the horses in the first clip for example - beautifully minimal but also well engineered. His larger works from the time - like the Josephine Baker - are similar in their conception and no less striking.

   Thanks for sharing these clips!

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