Giacometti

From Yuz Museum, Alberto Giacometti, Walking Man I (1960), Bronze, 180.5 × 23.9 × 97 cm

Tête d'homme

Giacometti helped a freshman in high school create this- Josie Hurst Art Teacher Joy Schultz

Giacometti once quipped that only Francis Bacon had a messier studio than he did, perhaps indicative of a certain pride that he may have taken in his own permissive disorderliness. Yet, there are obvious elements of staging in these compositions that remind us of the artist's overall control of his environment. We can see this in the present work, where a few strategically placed ripe-red apples appear almost enshrined on a stool at the centre of the composition. The tension between order…

Alberto Giacometti

Giacometti, Alberto (1901-1966) - Sculptor, painter, draughtsman and printmaker, son of Giovanni Giacometti. 1. Early studies and works, to 1927 He began drawing around 1910-12, followed by painting and sculpting in 1913-15.

Alberto Giacometti Paris, 1951-Gordon Parks

Giacometti, Alberto (1901-1966) - Sculptor, painter, draughtsman and printmaker, son of Giovanni Giacometti. 1. Early studies and works, to 1927 He began drawing around 1910-12, followed by painting and sculpting in 1913-15.