IMMOBILES
(moh-beel)
n. 2. A Structure of metal or plastics or cardboard etc., that may be hung
so that it’s parts move freely in currents of air, a hanging movable
sculpture. In 1931 Marcel Duchamp selected the term'mobile’ to describe artist, Alexander Calder’s new work.
Immobile (i-moh-bîl)
adj. 1. Immovable, not moving.
(i-moh-beel)
n. 2. A structure of metal or plastic or wood that may be hung so
that its parts do not move freely in currents of air.
In 1973 a term given to describe the immobile hanging sculpture of artist,
John Landsiedel.
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Immobiles
The art-immobiles are endlessly fascinating. A suspended assemblage of old found objects with a new life. These pieces of chairs, tables, discs, cylinders, glass and metal objects interact in a completely new art form. Art-immobiles are unique in the art world. First conceived in 1973 after years of hanging mobiles against the wall, new shapes began to appear. My first immobiles were all metal vertical forms that were simply static mobiles working in atriums, high narrow spaces, and even a couple in museums. In the 1980's and 1990's wood and found objects became components. The consistent black color brings an expression of order and richness to these familiar fragments of our lives. The art-immobile is life suspended. All the things we recognize and remember in our lives are before us again. Art has a way of conjuring up those feelings. There's a magical dream quality to seeing old possesions in my new suspended form of the future,
The Art-Immobile.
The art-immobiles are endlessly fascinating. A suspended assemblage of old found objects with a new life. These pieces of chairs, tables, discs, cylinders, glass and metal objects interact in a completely new art form. Art-immobiles are unique in the art world. First conceived in 1973 after years of hanging mobiles against the wall, new shapes began to appear. My first immobiles were all metal vertical forms that were simply static mobiles working in atriums, high narrow spaces, and even a couple in museums. In the 1980's and 1990's wood and found objects became components. The consistent black color brings an expression of order and richness to these familiar fragments of our lives. The art-immobile is life suspended. All the things we recognize and remember in our lives are before us again. Art has a way of conjuring up those feelings. There's a magical dream quality to seeing old possesions in my new suspended form of the future,
The Art-Immobile.