1. Claes Oldenburg “The Father of Soft Sculpture”

2. Since 1962, Oldenburg has been making soft sculpture based on common objects ranging from household fixtures (such as toilets, fans, and light switches) to even food. His later soft sculptures are sewn from vinyl or canvas and are stuffed with filling materials

3. Soft Switches, 1964,. Vinyl filled with Dacron and canvas,

4. Floor Cake Assemblage: 3-D piece made from many materials -- paint, canvas, foam -- materials 9'6" long.

5. “I like to work in material that is organic- seeming and full of surprises, inventive all by itself." The contours of his soft sculptures have erotic overtones as they swell and droop, suggesting the vulnerable, animate forms of the human body.” -Claes Oldenburg

6. Soft Fur Good Humors Fake fur filled with kapok; wood painted with enamel

7. Soft Toilet

8. Giant B.L.T