Claes Oldenburg

Born January 28th, 1929 in Stockholm. He's currently 87 years old.
Claes Oldenburg is a Swedish-American Sculptor best know for his public art installations typically featuring very large replicants of everyday objects.
Another theme of Claes' is 'Soft Sculptures' which are made from cardboard, paint and Fabric. These sculptures can be found in Art Museums.
Claes Became associated with 'pop Art' in 1956, with Artists like Robert Beauchamp Describing his work as 'Brilliant'. Due to the reaction that pop art got, expressionism art was considered dull.
In December, 1961 he rented a Shop called 'The store' and presented a month long installation which he first presented at the Martha Jackson Gallery. He stocked this with sculptures roughly in the form of consumer goods.
Claus works with metals to make Very large models of normal objects like: A clothes peg or a safety pin
Before Fame Claes Attended Yale University and the school of the art institute of Chicago
Claes formed a Relationship with Sculptor Hannah Wilke in 1969 and married in 1977.

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