Claes Oldenburg
by Lexi P.
Claes Oldenburg, a sculpter originaly from Sweden, is know to make large models of everyday items, such as the clothespin, or spoon. He is also known for having made over 250 prints, and being part of the Pop Art Movement. He told a reporter that, "You could say making a print is like preparing a pizza.You start with a white sheet of paper--that is, the 'dough'--to which you add layers of images: cheese, mushrooms, sausage bits, tomato paste, immersed in overprinted inks. In the end, the 'pizza' is 'editioned'--that is, sliced and distributed for consumption." He was born the son of a diplomat in Stockholm, Sweden on January the 28th of 1929, and had to move to many places in his childhood including New York, Norway, and Chicago. During his further exploration of the art of sculpting, he worked as an apprentice reporter at the City News Bureau of Chicago. One of his first creations was a large tube of lipstick, that would deflate, unless someone pumped air into it. He later redesigned this sculpture, Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks, out of aluminum, making it more sturdy. If you were a pedestrian walking down the Thompson Street in the winter of 1960, you might have been drawn to the basement of the Judson Church House by a sign and a mural. This basemnt had been changed into a studio and place to live for local artists. If you, being a pedestrian and all, were curious enough to go down the stairs, you would find an exibition named Ray Gun. In the first room you set your eyes upon, you would see Claes Oldenburg's work called, The Street. The Street consited of cardboard, black paint, newspaper, and trash. He called this piece of art a 3D mural, and if you looked hard enough, could see 9 humans and 4 cars. During the time he made The Street and other pieces of artwork, he worked as an assistant in the Cooper Union Museum's library. He later on, made more 3D murals, consisting of hamburgers, clothing, and pastries. After working on a few projects, including a 41 foot tall sculpture, with Coosje van Bruggen, they were married. Later in his life, many of Claes ideas for large pieces of art were thought of as impossible, but most were made possible and excepted in public places. Over all, Claes Oldenburg was a very successful artist and a great man.
Claes Oldenburg, a sculpter originaly from Sweden, is know to make large models of everyday items, such as the clothespin, or spoon. He is also known for having made over 250 prints, and being part of the Pop Art Movement. He told a reporter that, "You could say making a print is like preparing a pizza.You start with a white sheet of paper--that is, the 'dough'--to which you add layers of images: cheese, mushrooms, sausage bits, tomato paste, immersed in overprinted inks. In the end, the 'pizza' is 'editioned'--that is, sliced and distributed for consumption." He was born the son of a diplomat in Stockholm, Sweden on January the 28th of 1929, and had to move to many places in his childhood including New York, Norway, and Chicago. During his further exploration of the art of sculpting, he worked as an apprentice reporter at the City News Bureau of Chicago. One of his first creations was a large tube of lipstick, that would deflate, unless someone pumped air into it. He later redesigned this sculpture, Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks, out of aluminum, making it more sturdy. If you were a pedestrian walking down the Thompson Street in the winter of 1960, you might have been drawn to the basement of the Judson Church House by a sign and a mural. This basemnt had been changed into a studio and place to live for local artists. If you, being a pedestrian and all, were curious enough to go down the stairs, you would find an exibition named Ray Gun. In the first room you set your eyes upon, you would see Claes Oldenburg's work called, The Street. The Street consited of cardboard, black paint, newspaper, and trash. He called this piece of art a 3D mural, and if you looked hard enough, could see 9 humans and 4 cars. During the time he made The Street and other pieces of artwork, he worked as an assistant in the Cooper Union Museum's library. He later on, made more 3D murals, consisting of hamburgers, clothing, and pastries. After working on a few projects, including a 41 foot tall sculpture, with Coosje van Bruggen, they were married. Later in his life, many of Claes ideas for large pieces of art were thought of as impossible, but most were made possible and excepted in public places. Over all, Claes Oldenburg was a very successful artist and a great man.
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