Born in 1898, the second child of artist parents, Alexander Calder had no intention in becoming an artist, despite his talents. Graduating with an engineering degree in 1919 Calder continued working in several different jobs, later leading him on a ship in New York. What sparked Calder’s artistry was waking up on the deck seeing both an astonishing sunrise and a glimmering full moon, which made a lasting impression on the artist. Calder changed the course of modern art with his three-dimensional kinetic sculptures. French artist Marcel Duchamp named these sculptures “mobiles”. Resonating with tenets of Futurism, Constructivism, and early non-objective painting, Calder’s mobiles consist of boldly coloured abstract shapes, which are made from industrial materials and hang in lyrical balance. Calder was an international phenomenon during his lifetime.