Alberto Giacometti

Giacometti Sculptures

Do you remember the last time you went to an art museum? If you saw a statue with elongated parts and are wondering what it is, then it must be one of the famous Giacometti sculptures. Although these may look bizarre and unusual to a regular person’s eyes, this type of art is considered as a form of surrealism. For many artists and sculptors, Alberto Giacometti was both a genius of both traditional and contemporary art forms.

If you must know, Alberto Giacometti grew up influenced by art. His father was actually a Post-Impressionist painter. He studied in an art school and practiced his craft with his family. Among his many models, he used his siblings the most. In the past, his statues were mostly small but like today, these had elongated limbs. To the artist, this was how he saw reality and this was how reality was meant to be seen.

Soon, his sculptures grew from small to life size. However, the bigger they were, the thinner they were. In fact, many spectators claimed that to have yourself sculpted by the artist was to turn your head into a shape of a knife’s blade. It is not difficult to figure out that this was the unique quality that set Giacometti apart from other artists. Various experts have come to interpret the kind of work the artist does. Many say that his works are example of sheer talent, while others simply define these with deeper meanings of modern life—as bland and empty.

Nonetheless, these analyses have not stopped art collectors from pursuing the works of Giacometti. As a matter of fact, his works individually have garnered more than 10 million dollars per piece. Regardless of interpretation and appearance, these are truly collector’s items. Hence, the next time you visit a gallery, do not belittle an artwork no matter how strange it seems. Giacometti sculptures are worth more that you can ever imagine.