
Alberto Giacometti and the Perception of Reality
Patrick de Vries(Author)
Alberto Giacometti(Artist)
Hatje Cantz Verlag
1st Edition
Published on 17. October 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-3-7757-4527-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book looks at a refined selection of drawings by Alberto Giacometti and examines them against more than one hundred letters exchanged between Giacometti and his parents, the majority of which have not previously been published. The choice of drawings and the selected correspondence illuminate important aspects of the development of Giacometti's work over five decades of his life. Patrick de Vries also examines Alberto Giacometti's friendships with important artists who were his contemporaries, such as Pablo Picasso, Francis Gruber, Balthus, and Tal-Coat. He examines the artists' views of each other and the links and dissimilarities in their work. Discussions between Giacometti and his friend, the Japanese philosopher Isaku Yanaihara, reveal interesting insights into the, rarely discussed, subject of Giacometti's fascination with East Asian Art.
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966) was one of the twentieth century's most important sculptors. The work by the Swiss painter, sculptor, and printmaker was influenced by Cubism, and Surrealism. His best-known pieces are the the tall and long bronze sculptures made after the Second World War.
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966) was one of the twentieth century's most important sculptors. The work by the Swiss painter, sculptor, and printmaker was influenced by Cubism, and Surrealism. His best-known pieces are the the tall and long bronze sculptures made after the Second World War.
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966) was one of the twentieth century's most important sculptors. The work by the Swiss painter, sculptor, and printmaker was influenced by Cubism, and Surrealism. His best-known pieces are the the tall and long bronze sculptures made after the Second World War.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ostfildern
Germany
Product notice
Klappenbroschur
With flaps
Illustrations
60
60 Fotos bzw. Rasterbilder
70 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 28.2 cm
Width: 21.3 cm
Thickness: 2.1 cm
Weight
1038 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-7757-4527-7 (9783775745277)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Author
Artist
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966) gehört zu den bedeutendsten Bildhauern des 20. Jahrhunderts. Das Werk des Schweizer Malers, Bildhauers und Grafikers wurde u.a. vom Kubismus und Surrealismus beeinflusst. Seine bekanntesten Werke sind die in der Nachkriegszeit entstandenen langen, schlanken Bronzeskulpturen.