Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • Claes Oldenburg: The name of a prominent American sculptor, born in Sweden, who was a leading figure in the Pop Art movement. He is renowned for creating large-scale, soft sculptures of everyday, common objects.

Usage

• Proper noun:
  • The museum is hosting a major retrospective of Claes Oldenburg.
  • Claes Oldenburg's "Floor Burger" is an iconic piece of Pop Art.

Advanced Usage

• "Oldenburgian" (adj): Pertaining to or characteristic of the work or style of Claes Oldenburg.
  • The artist's use of mundane subjects has an Oldenburgian quality.

Variants and Related Words

• Oldenburg, Claes Thure Oldenburg: Full name variants.
• Pop Art: The artistic movement with which he is primarily associated.
• soft sculpture: A key technique and form in his body of work.

Synonyms

• Sculptor, artist, Pop artist.

Related Phrases

• "in the style of Oldenburg": Describing artwork that mimics his approach of enlarging ordinary items.
  • The playground sculpture, a giant toothbrush, is clearly in the style of Oldenburg.

Related Idioms

Noun

1. United States sculptor (born in Sweden); a leader of the pop art movement who was noted for giant sculptures of common objects (born in 1929)