Swiss sculptor, painter, printmaker 1901-1966 Alberto Giacometti Swiss sculptor, painter, printmaker 1901-1966
Swiss sculptor, painter, printmaker
Characteristics…. unique statues…stretched out, elongated limbs He often carved until they were as thin as nails and reduced to the size of a deck of cards (aka…small) "he would make your head look like the blade of a knife." tiny sculptures became larger, but the larger they grew, the thinner they became.
Each man the size of a deck of cards Piazza Each man the size of a deck of cards
Walking man I Life size bronze sculpture (6 feet tall) Highest ever paid for work of art at auction (higher than Picasso and Van Gogh) $104.3 million
Requirements: Giacometti style (elongated limbs) Form: interesting from all sides Movement: create an active pose Finished: create a faux bronze individual: about 12 inches Group: about life size
NO YES! Think angles Curve the back NO!
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