Alberto Giacometti

Swiss sculptor, painter, printmaker1901-1966

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.

PiazzaEach 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 sidesMovement: create an active poseFinished: create a faux bronze

individual: about 12 inchesGroup: about life size

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Think anglesCurve the back

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