He was inspired by his wife, they wanted to add a softer side to his sculptures
Claes Oldenburg is an American sculpture. He creates public art installations, enlarged replicas of everyday objects and soft sculpture versions of everyday objects. He also uses several different mediums; metal, plastic and stone.
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Claes Oldenburg is known for using techniques such as soft sculpture, oversized scale, and bright colors to create playful and humorous art that often resembles everyday objects. He also frequently incorporates elements of pop art and performance art into his work, blurring the lines between sculpture and everyday life.
A soft sculpture is made using soft materials, such as cloth, rubber, plastic, paper, and materials that are nonrigid.
He was a bit different to most artists who were using brass and marble. he went for a strange approach using soft materials and rubber. later on he used brass and steel again but he had already changed sculpting forever. sorry i couldn't be much help, i am only 11 :)
Frank Eliscu has written: 'Slate and soft stone sculpture' -- subject(s): Sculpture, Slate sculpture 'Slate and soft stone sculpture' -- subject(s): Sculpture, Slate sculpture 'Direct wax sculpture' -- subject(s): Wax-modeling 'Sculpture, Techniques in Clay, Wax, Slate' -- subject(s): Modeling, Sculpture, Technique
Claes Oldenburg (born January 28, 1929) is a world-renowned Swedish-born sculptor whose most memorable public art works are his colossal, interactive sculptures of everyday objects.He studied art at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.His brash, humorous art is associated with the Pop Art movement, presented to the public through staged happenings in the 1960s, and still enjoys an enduring popularity.It so happens that he is one of only six artists from our planet to have his work displayed in the Moon Museum, on the moon!See the link(s) below:
Charleen Kinser has written: 'Sewing sculpture' -- subject(s): Sewing, Soft sculpture 'Personally yours, needlepoint' -- subject(s): Canvas embroidery, Patterns
trying searching some pictures up of soft clay sculptures on images and you might find an easy or simple one to do :D
The author molded the wet and soft clay into a shape, such as a sculpture or vessel. Over time, the clay dried and hardened, preserving the form that was created.
Any type of plasticine would work. If it is small you might want to make sure it is soft.
Carolyn Vosburg Hall has written: 'Photo Art & Craft' 'The A to Z of soft animals' -- subject(s): Soft toy making, Animal forms, Decoration and ornament 'Stitched and stuffed art' -- subject(s): Soft toy making, Wall hangings, Quilting, Pillows 'I love popcorn' -- subject(s): Popcorn, Juvenile literature, Cookery, Cooking 'Soft sculpture' -- subject(s): Soft sculpture 'Alphabet stitchery by hand and machine' -- subject(s): Alphabets, Embroidery, Machine, Lettering, Machine Embroidery, Needlework, Patterns