The Whirling Ear

The Whirling Ear is a 1958 sculpture by Alexander Calder, installed in Brussels. It was made using sheet metal and paint, with motor. The sculpture was commissioned.^[1]

References

Alexander Calder
List of public works
Sculptures	Cirque Calder (1926) Mercury Fountain (1937) Lobster Trap and Fish Tail (1939) Snow Flurry (1948–1959) Floating Clouds (1953) The Whirling Ear (1958) The Four Elements (1961) Teodelapio (1962) The Crab (1962) Sky Hooks (1962) La Grande Voile (The Big Sail) (1965) Gwenfritz (1968) El Sol Rojo (1968) Spinal Column (1968) La Grande Vitesse (1969) Bent Propeller (1970) Eagle (1971) Four Arches (1973–1974) Flamingo (1974) Cheval Rouge (1974) Flying Dragon (1975) Intermediate Model for the Arch (1975) Saurien (1975) Calder's set for Socrate (1976) Homage to Jerusalem (1977) Mountains and Clouds (1986)
Museums	Calder Gardens
Related	Mobile Alexander Stirling Calder (father) Alexander Milne Calder (grandfather) Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947 film)