What are Claes Oldenburg’s sculptures made of?



For some of his happenings Oldenburg created giant objects made of cloth stuffed with paper or rags. In 1962 he exhibited a version of his store in which there were huge canvas-covered, foam-rubber sculptures of an ice-cream cone, a hamburger, and a slice of cake.

How do you make Claes Oldenburg sculpture?


Quote from video: Which can be stacked for the chips I tear the newspaper into forms that can be rolled between the palms of the hands and for the peas. I use smaller bits of paper and roll them into balls.

What did Claes Oldenburg sculpture?

Important Art by Claes Oldenburg

  • 1961-62. Pastry Case, I. …
  • 1962. Floor Cake. …
  • 1966. Soft Toilet. …
  • 1969. Lipstick Ascending on Caterpillar Tracks. …
  • 1976. Clothespin. …
  • 1984. Stake Hitch. …
  • 2011. Paint Torch.