Calder began creating his miniature Cirque Calder circus in the late 1890s using wires, strings, rubber, cloth and other found objects. He was born into a family of artists and sculptors and studied mechanical engineering, living between France and the United States. Calder received influence from abstract European artists like Joan Miro, Jean Arp and Piet Mondrian and is known for his suspended mobile sculptures like "Floating Clouds" from 1953.

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5. TOYS : CALDER BEGAN TO CREATE HIS CIRQUE CALDER , A MINIATURE CIRCUS FASHIONED FROM WIRE, STRING, RUBBER, CLOTH, AND OTHER FOUND OBJECTS.