The final artist I am researching for the 'Drawing Project' is Swiss sculptor, painter, draughtsman, and printmaker Alberto Giacometti.
Although he is mostly known for his sculptures ('the walking man' being his most famous after being sold for £65 million) I will be focusing on his illustrations and paintings. The first painting I am researching is 'The Seated Man' which was a portrait of his brother Diago sitting on a chair in a room. A lot of people in the art community did not like this painting for whatever reason, probably because of its unique style which had not been seen before. This style was created by Alberto reworking the painting to his continuously shifting view of the image. He did this with his sculptures as well. He was known to have sculpted his models the way he sees them and, in his opinion, the way they ought to be seen. He has also been quoted saying that he does not sculpt the body but "the shadow that it cast."
I think that this abstract way of looking at a model and how to paint/draw them is very unique and effective. The layered effect of the several different attempts at painting his brother has a interesting effect without making it unsure what the painting is of. I have a strong feeling I will experiment with this technique in the future.
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