Sculptor Alexander Calder was born on July 22, 1898, in Lawnton, Pennsylvania, USA. He passed away on November 11, 1976.
With both parents being artists, he grew up in an environment where art was a daily presence. He majored in engineering at university and turned to sculptor after graduating.
In the 1930s, he often spent time in Paris, where he interacted with avant-garde artists who were leading the Paris art world at the time, including Piet Mondrian and Joan Miró. There, he was exposed to and influenced by cutting-edge art, including abstract art and surrealism. It was during this time that he created his signature works, the moving sculptures known as mobiles and stables. For the 1937 Paris World's Fair, he was commissioned by the Spanish Popular Front government to create the stable "Fountain of Mercury," and in 1939 he was commissioned to create the hanging mobile "Lobster Trap and Fish Tail" for the new building of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and his production of works for public spaces and public art increased.

From the 1950s onwards, while continuing to energetically create more complex and delicate mobiles, he also began to create large-scale sculptures. Notable examples include the mobile ".125" created for New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and the standing mobile "Volcano" installed at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris.

Jean Paul GAULTIER's 2003 Spring/Summer women's collection was inspired by Dali and Calder. Additionally, SOPHIE BILLE BRAHE, a jewelry brand from Copenhagen, Denmark, exhibited objects inspired by mobiles at Dover Street Market Ginza.