Alexander Calder es famoso por haber desarrollado el móvil como forma de arte. Combinó su interés por la naturaleza, la abstracción y el movimiento para crear esculturas que actúan.
Alexander "Sandy" Calder (; July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor known both for his innovative mobiles (kinetic sculptures powered by motors or air currents) that embrace chance in their aesthetic, his static "stabiles", and his monumental public sculptures. Calder preferred not to analyze his work, saying, "Theories may be all very well for the artist himself, but they shouldn't be broadcast to other people."