stabile
sta·bile
stabile · stabiles
Abstract sculpture or structure of wire, sheet metal, etcAbstract sculpture or structure of wire, sheet metal, etc.
UK/ˈsteɪ.baɪl/US/ˈsteɪˌbil/
Meaning
1 sensesAbstract sculpture or structure of wire, sheet metal, etc.
a sculpture having fixed units (usually constructed of sheet metal) and attached to a fixed support
Origin
Coined by German-French artist Jean Arp in 1932 from Latin stabilis (“firmly fixed or estaCoined by German-French artist Jean Arp in 1932 from Latin stabilis (“firmly fixed or established”) to describe the stationary works of Alexander Calder as opposed to his better known mobiles.
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