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Alexander "Sandy" Calder was an American sculptor known both for his innovative mobiles that embrace chance in their aesthetic, his static "stabiles", and his monumental public sculptures. Calder preferred not to analyze his work, saying, "Theories may be all very well for the artist himself, but they shouldn't be broadcast to other people."
Ferrero is a surname of Italian and Spanish origin that means 'smith', a person who works with iron, in parallel with surnames like Ferraro, Ferrari and Smith.
Cristina is a female given name, and it is also a surname. Notable people with the name include:
A mobile is a type of kinetic sculpture constructed to take advantage of the principle of equilibrium. It consists of a number of rods, from which weighted objects or further rods hang. The objects hanging from the rods balance each other, so that the rods remain more or less horizontal. Each rod hangs from only one string, which gives it the freedom to rotate about the string. An ensemble of these balanced parts hang freely in space, by design without coming into contact with each other.
Molinari is an Italian language occupational surname for a miller. Notable people with this surname include:
Russo is a common Southern Italian and Sicilian surname. It is the Southern counterpart of Rossi and comes from a nickname indicating red hair or beard, from russo, russë and russu, from Late Latin russus or rubius, Classical Latin rubeus, "red".
Sandro is an Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, Georgian and Croatian given name, often a diminutive of Alessandro or Alexander. It is also a surname.
Ferraro is an occupational surname of Italian origin meaning blacksmith in Italian. Notable people with this surname include:
Flamingo, a sculpture by American artist Alexander Calder, is a 53-foot-tall (16 m) stabile located in the Federal Plaza in front of the Kluczynski Federal Building in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was commissioned by the United States General Services Administration and was unveiled in 1974, although Calder's signature on the sculpture indicates it was constructed in 1973.
Castellano is a Spanish and Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Pecoraro is an Italian family name, derived from Latin pecurarius, "shepherd", from pecoris, "flock", a derivation of pecus, "sheep". It is a cognate of the standard Italian word for shepherd "pecoraio", as well as, a Romanian word for shepherd "păcurar".
Fabbri is an Italian surname. Notable people with the name include:
Giunta is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Gwenfritz is a painted steel abstract stabile, by Alexander Calder. It is located at the National Museum of American History, at 14th Street, and Constitution Avenue, in Washington, D.C.
Calder is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Ferrara is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bent Propeller was a red stainless steel sculpture by Alexander Calder.
Negri is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Pierotti is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Pisani is an Italian surname which is also common in Malta. Notable people with the surname include:
