Art and the Quotidian Object: Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen

Claes Oldenburg is a sculptor. He collaborates with wife, Coosje van Bruggen and creates large sculptures based on everyday objects. 

Spoonbridge and Cherry (1988)

Stainless steel and aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel
29 ft. 6 in. x 51 ft. 6 in. x 13 ft. 6 in. (9 x 15.7 x 4.1 m)
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 

The site http://oldenburgvanbruggen.com/largescaleprojects/spoonbridge.htm contains the artist's statement. Interesting description as to why they chose that specific object at the site. 

Flying Pins, (2000)

Steel, fiber-reinforced plastic, foam, epoxy; painted with polyester gelcoat and polyurethane enamel
Ten pins, each: 24 ft. 7 in. (7.5 m) high x 7 ft. 7 in. (2.3 m) widest diameter
in an area approximately 123 ft. (37.5 m) long x 65 ft. 7 in. (20 m) wide
partially buried pins: #1: 18 ft. 5 in. (5.6 m) high; #2: 13 ft. 2 in. (4 m) high
combined pins: #3a/b: 26 ft. 7 in. (8.1 m) high; #5a/b/c: 28 ft. 7 in. (8.7 m) high
individual pins: #4: 21 ft. 8 in. (6.6 m) high; #6: 20 ft. 8 in. (6.3 m) high; #7: 17 ft. 9 in. (5.4 m) high
ball: 9 ft. 2 in. (2.8 m) high x 21 ft. 12 in. (6.7 m) diameter
Intersection of John F. Kennedylaan and Fellenoord Avenues, Eindhoven, the Netherlands 

http://oldenburgvanbruggen.com/largescaleprojects/flyingpins.htm

“In public sites, our sculptures reflect both the surroundings and their context, but through our imagination and selective perception – which is what makes them also personal. We feel free to use all the approaches that come naturally to our non-monumental works: variations in scale, similes, transformations, a wide range of materials, and, of course, our use of familiar objects. We want to communicate with the public but on our own terms, even if the images are stereotypical.” - C. Oldenburg