The simplest forms in the universe are the sphere and the circle. I represent them by disks and then I vary them... spheres of different sizes, densi….

The first inspiration I ever had was the cosmos, the planetary system..

The sense of motion in painting and sculpture has long been considered as one of the primary elements of the composition..

The universe is real, but you can't see it. You have to imagine it..

To most people who look at a mobile, it's no more than a series of flat objects that move. To a few, though, it may be poetry..

My whole theory about art is the disparity that exists between form, masses and movement..

If you can imagine a thing, conjure it up in space then you can make it... The universe is real but you can't see it. You have to imagine it. Then yo….

The trouble with a lot of artists today is that they have too much technique and equipment. They don't know what to do with it all. If you cut down o….

I love red so much, I almost want to paint everything red..

Why must art be static? You look at an abstraction, sculptured or painted, an entirely exciting arrangement of planes, spheres, nuclei, entirely with….

Above all, art should be fun..

To an engineer, good enough means perfect. With an artist, there's no such thing as perfect..

About my method of work: first it’s the state of mind—Elation (joy)..

A mobile is an abstract sculpture made chiefly out of sheet metal, steel rods, wire and wood. Some or all of these elements move, propelled by electr….

Just as one can compose colors, or forms, so one can compose motions..

When an artist explains what he is doing, he usually has to do one of two things: either scrap what he has explained, or make his work fit in with th….

The underlying sense of form in my work has been the system of the Universe, or part thereof. For that is a rather large model to work from..

That others grasp what I have in mind seems unessential, at least as long as they have something else in theirs..

The next step in sculpture is motion..

You see nature and then you try to emulate it..

My fan mail is enormous. Everyone is under six..