Floor cone floor burger and floor cake shown here were among the monumental structures based on comfort food fashioned by the artist in the early 1960s. Oldenburg introduced sculpture to pop art beginning with a series inspired by duchamp s readymades and the bluntly prosaic subjects chosen by pop artists like warhol and lichtenstein. An artist who gained prominence for his large scale installations in public space and moreover for being affiliated with the pop art movement claes oldenburg has made a number of astounding sculptures which are indeed oversized replicas of everyday objects most of those works were realized in close collaboration with his spouse art historian coosje van bruggen.
The pair married in 1977 after which point they officially collaborated on more than 40 site specific public works over three decades. Oldenburg met dutch born art historian coosje van bruggen in 1970 and soon she was suggesting tweaks to his monumental sculptures. Claes oldenburg was born in 1929 a remarkable figure of american swedish pop art.
They had been married for 32 years. Many of his works were made in collaboration with his wife coosje van bruggen who died in 2009. Another theme in his work is soft sculpture versions of everyday objects.
Claes oldenburg born january 28 1929 is an american sculptor best known for his public art installations typically featuring large replicas of everyday objects. Much of oldenburg s early life was spent in the united states sweden and norway a result of moves his father made as a swedish consular official he was educated at yale university 1946 50 where. 28 1929 stockholm sweden swedish born american pop art sculptor best known for his giant soft sculptures of everyday objects.
Claes oldenburg in full claes thure oldenburg born jan. Claes oldenberg french fries and ketchup 193. Saw his work for the first time when i went to the guggenheim while i was in college.
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Pop art claes oldenburg food sculptures. Oldenburg introduced sculpture to pop art beginning with a series inspired by duchamp s readymades and the bluntly prosaic subjects chosen by pop artists like warhol and lichtenstein. Floor cone floor burger and floor cake shown here were among the monumental structures based on comfort food fashioned by the artist in the early 1960s. Aug 5 2017 explore pam goss s board pop art food sculptures on pinterest.
Aug 5 2017 explore pam goss s board pop art food sculptures on pinterest. Floor cone floor burger and floor cake shown here were among the monumental structures based on comfort food fashioned by the artist in the early 1960s. Oldenburg introduced sculpture to pop art beginning with a series inspired by duchamp s readymades and the bluntly prosaic subjects chosen by pop artists like warhol and lichtenstein.
