1. Claes Oldenburg Larger than Life

2. Biography Born 1929 – Stockholm, Sweden
Studied at Yale and the Art Institute of Chicago
Wife/Business Partner Dutch/American artist Coosje van Bruggen
Created 45 Large Scale Public Installation artworks all over the world
Van Bruggen died of breast cancer in 2009

3. Early Work Performance art Soft Sculptures with Pop Art Aesthetic Mechanical Installation Art Brought a whimsical aesthetic objective to a “dull” abstract expressionist period in art

4. Performance Art
A performance presented to an audience, either scripted or unscripted, random or carefully orchestrated; spontaneous, with or without audience participation, live or via media

5. Installation Art/Public Art
3-D works that are site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space

12. Ice Bag, Claes Oldenburg, Programmed kinetic sculpture of polyvinyl, fiberglass, wood, with mechanical movements, Installation Art, Pop Art Movement

13. Dropped Cone, Claes Oldenburg, Stainless and galvanized steels, fiber-reinforced plastic, balsawood, Cologne, Germany, Installation Art, Pop Art Movement

14. Free Stamp, Claes Oldenburg, Steel and aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel Cleveland, Ohio, Installation Art, Pop Art Movement

15. Spoonbridge and Cherry, Stainless steel and aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel Minneapolis, Minnesota, Installation Art, Pop Art Movement

16. Saw, Sawing, Claes Oldenburg, Steel, epoxy resin, fiber-reinforced plastic, Big Sight, Tokyo, Installation Art, Pop Art Movement