Alberto Giacometti - Striding Man- bronze 1960
Alberto Giacometti- Born October 10, 1901 Borgonovo, Switzerland. His father was a neo-impressionist painter and inspired Alberto to also study art. Alberto Giacometti studied predominately sculpture, but painting was also important to him.
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Name another artist that was both a sculptor and painter.
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Explain how WWII influenced his work.
Where did Giacometti exhibit his work?
Describe his technique for sculpting.
Another bronze sculpture that Alberto Giacometti had done was called "Three Men Walking II" which was made 1949 with a bronze medium like the artwork above.It has the dimensions 30 1/8 x 13 x 12 3/4in. (76.5 x 33 x 32.4cm) and was possible with the precision of a choreographer. It can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
ReplyDeleteNapoleon Isabelo Veloso-Abueva was also a famous sculptor and painter
ReplyDeleteGiacometti's figurative work was vital in re-establishing the figure as a viable motif in the post-war period, at a time when abstract art dominated. Alberto Giacometti's remarkable career traces the shifting enthusiasms of European art before and after the Second World War. As a surrealist in 1930 he devised innovative sculpture forms sometimes reminiscent of games and toys. as an Existentialist after the war,he led a way creating a style in which summed up the philosophies interests of perception, alienation and anxiety. He was best known for his sculptures as a Swiss born and Paris based art and extends into painting and drawing.
ReplyDeleteAlberto Giacometti once exhibited his work in the new york museum of modern art in 1965. He also exhibited his art in the london tate gallery during that time. There was an exhibition at the louisiana museum in humlebaek.
ReplyDeleteAlberto Giacometti had created the monument on the grave of Gerda Taro at Pere Lachaise Cemetary. His sculpture 'L’Homme qui marche I" which is the same sculpture that's posted above appears on the current 100 Swiss Franc banknote which I posted the link to.
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