Discussion Questions
Big Crinkly
Alexander Calder
April 2016
Alexander Calder, Big Crinkly, 1969; collection SFMOMA, gift of Rita B. Schreiber in loving memory of her husband, Taft Schreiber; © Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- What shapes do you see in this work?
- What colors did the artist use?
- What associations can you make when looking at this work? Does it remind you of anything in the real world?
- If you could retitle this work, what would you call it, and why?
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