
Plastics and pathos: The making of Oldenburg’s Airflow
Oldenburg’s ode to a car, and the complex plastic processes behind its manufacture
Categories: 3D Multiples • Tags: oldenburg
Oldenburg’s ode to a car, and the complex plastic processes behind its manufacture
Categories: 3D Multiples • Tags: oldenburg
Claes Oldenburg is known for his experimentation with prints and multiples in order to produce witty, large scale transformations of everyday objects. Like the other, larger Ice bags that Oldenburg created, Ice bag – scale B (1971) was given life as a kinetic sculpture, mechanically powered from within so that it rises and tilts continually, in a gentle circular motion – almost as if it is breathing. Caring for kinetic sculptures presents unique challenges, especially when they are frequently on display (Ice bag – scale B can be seen in action regularly in the NGA’s Pop […]
Categories: 3D Multiples, Behind-the-scenes, Gemini GEL • Tags: air bag, Claes Oldenburg, conservation, Gemini GEL, kinetic sculpture, National Gallery of Australia, oldenburg, Pop art, preservation, soft sculpture