Rationale
Alberto Giacometti's Walking man has been described as "managed to capture the decisive moment where a man reveals an internal strength which stems from his own energy and momentum." It is the stylised male figure, with no individualised aspects that conveys the human condition. My own interest for this project is to reduce the human form down to its basic components. I am interested in the generalities not the particularities of the individual to create that connection to the self
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Alberto Giacometti's Walking man has been described as "managed to capture the decisive moment where a man reveals an internal strength which stems from his own energy and momentum." It is the stylised male figure, with no individualised aspects that conveys the human condition. My own interest for this project is to reduce the human form down to its basic components. I am interested in the generalities not the particularities of the individual to create that connection to the self
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Alberto GIACOMETTI (1901 - 1966)
WALKING MAN I
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Bronze sculpture, inscribed 'Alberto Giacometti' and 'Epreuve de l'UNESCO' (UNESCO proof) on the base; with foundry mark Susse Fondeur Paris.
183 x 25.5 x 95 cm
Date of entry at UNESCO
December 1970
Acquisition made by UNESCO in 1969.
Country of origin
Switzerland
Alberto Giacometti created a filiform and stylized figure, whose limbs seem to stretch out endlessly, as a symbol of the human being. A combination both of strange fragility and strong determination is expressed in this unrealistic figure.
Impenetrable yet disconcerting, Giacometti’s male figure has no individualized aspect; he is depicted only with his strangely uneven skin. Because of the lack of specific identification on his face, this figure exalts a universal impact which exerts an intriguing fascination on the spectator. Through this sculpture, Giacometti managed to capture the decisive moment where a man reveals an internal strength which stems from his own energy and momentum.
Alberto Giacometti’s walking man does not ask himself any questions; he simply comes from somewhere and is on his way elsewhere. His gaze fixed on the horizon, he strides decisively, forward in order to discover, to understand, as if he has a goal to pursue. With an awakened conscience, he travels through time to observe the world. His feet, anchored in the ground, connect him inevitably to the earth with which he is one. It is the whole body which here moves through an oblique force, towards a future to be created.
Impenetrable yet disconcerting, Giacometti’s male figure has no individualized aspect; he is depicted only with his strangely uneven skin. Because of the lack of specific identification on his face, this figure exalts a universal impact which exerts an intriguing fascination on the spectator. Through this sculpture, Giacometti managed to capture the decisive moment where a man reveals an internal strength which stems from his own energy and momentum.
Alberto Giacometti’s walking man does not ask himself any questions; he simply comes from somewhere and is on his way elsewhere. His gaze fixed on the horizon, he strides decisively, forward in order to discover, to understand, as if he has a goal to pursue. With an awakened conscience, he travels through time to observe the world. His feet, anchored in the ground, connect him inevitably to the earth with which he is one. It is the whole body which here moves through an oblique force, towards a future to be created.
SOURCE:http://www.unesco.org/artcollection/NavigationAction.do?idOeuvre=2919
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