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January 7, 2008 Happy New year!. Borrow a black pen Take a piece of blank paper Take your notebook or have a sheet of paper ready. Wire Sculpture. Alberto Giacometti 1901-1966. Born in Switzerland & studied art in Paris Known as one of the leading ‘surrealist’ sculptors.
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January 7, 2008Happy New year! Borrow a black pen Take a piece of blank paper Take your notebook or have a sheet of paper ready
Alberto Giacometti1901-1966 • Born in Switzerland & studied art in Paris • Known as one of the leading ‘surrealist’ sculptors. • “Surrealism” focused on subconscious thoughts and dream like visions
Giacometti worked obsessively on his figures until he had all but carved them away
Giacometti made his sculptures look this way because they represented the way he felt when he looked at a woman.
Ivan Lovatt • Known for his artistic use of chicken wire of famous people
Ruth Asawa • Nationally known for her wire sculpture • Called the “fountain lady” because of all her public fountains
Corinne Okada • Artwork uses mixed materials and raises ideas about culture, fragments of memories, and the materials themselves • Also a fashion designer
A few terms • Pliers: tool used for turning, bending and sometimes cutting wire • Wire gauge: how thick or thin the wire is. 16 gauge wire is thicker than 20 gauge wire. • Contour: a line that creates the outside edge of a shape