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Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti (, US also , Italian:[alˈbɛrtodʒakoˈmetti]; 10 October 1901 – 11 January 1966) was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman and printmaker. Beginning in 1922, he lived and worked mainly in Paris but regularly visited his hometown Borgonovo to see his family and work on his art.
Giacometti was one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century. His work was particularly influenced by artistic styles such as Cubism and Surrealism. Philosophical questions about the human condition, as well as existential and phenomenological debates played a significant role in his work. Around 1935, he gave up on his Surrealist influences to pursue a more deepened analysis of figurative compositions. Giacometti wrote texts for periodicals and exhibition catalogues and recorded his thoughts and memories in notebooks and diaries. His critical nature led to self-doubt about his own work and his self-perceived inability to do justice to his own artistic vision. His insecurities nevertheless remained a powerful motivating artistic force throughout his entire lif
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Childhood and Youth
1901–1919
Alberto Giacometti is born on 10 October 1901 in the mountain village of Borgonovo near Stampa in the Val Bregaglia, canton of Graubünden. His father is the well-known Post-Impressionist painter Giovanni Giacometti (1868–1933); his mother Annetta Giacometti-Stampa (1871–1964) comes from one of the valley’s landed families. Alberto’s brother Diego is born in 1902. 1904 sees the birth of his sister Ottilia and the family moves to Stampa; his brother Bruno is born in 1907.
From 1915 to 1919 Giacometti is a pupil at a boarding school in Schiers, where a small studio is set up for him. During 1918, both here and at home, he produces his first masterful drawings. In autumn 1919 he begins studying art in Geneva, attending the École des Beaux-Arts and the École des Arts Industriels, but drops out in 1920.
Training
1920–1924
In spring 1920 his father takes him to the Venice Biennale, where Giacometti is profoundly impressed by the works of Jacopo Tintoretto and Giotto. That autumn he sets off for Florence, w
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Alberto Giacometti
Swiss sculptor and painter (1901–1966)
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Alberto Giacometti | |
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Alberto Giacometti (1948) | |
| Born | (1901-10-10)10 October 1901 Borgonovo, Stampa, Graubünden, Switzerland |
| Died | 11 January 1966(1966-01-11) (aged 64) Chur, Graubünden, Switzerland |
| Education | The School of Fine Arts, Geneva |
| Known for | Sculpture, painting, drawing |
| Notable work | |
| Movement | Surrealism, Expressionism, Cubism, Formalism |
| Spouse | Annette Arm (m. 1949) |
| Awards | "Grand Prize for Sculpture" at 1962 Venice Biennale |
| Website | fondation-giacometti.fr |
Alberto Giacometti (,[1],[2][3][4]Italian:[alˈbɛrtodʒakoˈmetti]; 10 October 1901 – 11 January 1966) was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman and printmaker. Beginning in 1922, he lived and worked mainly in Paris but regularly visited his hometown Borgonovo to
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