First you take the fact that a painting is two-dimensional and can only allude to there being depth and roundness of form. Otherwise, the paintings of Alexander Calder, which I have viewed, and the mobiles (sculptures) are very much alike.
They are first of all "playful," Calder has a "tongue in cheek" essence to his creativity. He likes bold, colorful, simplified forms, which seem to float and twirl in an expanse of space. They do not have to be large. Some are very small. the paintings seem to take a partial view of a moblie. And in this sense gives us an intimate look at those pieces which we usually must view in whole and at a distance.
They are first of all "playful," Calder has a "tongue in cheek" essence to his creativity. He likes bold, colorful, simplified forms, which seem to float and twirl in an expanse of space. They do not have to be large. Some are very small. the paintings seem to take a partial view of a moblie. And in this sense gives us an intimate look at those pieces which we usually must view in whole and at a distance.