The 93-year-old pop artist, who sculpted outsized figures of baseball bats, clothespins and other objects, has died.
Taking ordinary objects and placing them in fantastic contexts, Oldenburg pays homage to the sculptor, dadaist, and pop artist by reimagining ordinary objects in fantastic contexts.
The Los Angeles Times quoted him as saying, "I want your senses to be extremely sensitive to everything around you.".
"I find it difficult to determine whether to eat or look at food when served a plate of food," he said.
At a New York auction of post-war and contemporary art in May 2009, the 1976 Oldenburg sculpture "Typewriter Eraser" fetched a record $2.2 million.
As a young artist, he helped develop soft sculptures made out of vinyl - another way to transform ordinary objects - and helped develop the quintessential 1960s art event, the “Happening.”
A 45-foot clothespin he placed in front of City Hall in 1976 and a 100-foot steel baseball bat he placed in front of a federal office building in 1977 are among his most famous works.