1. Alberto Giacometti

2. Born on the 10th of October 1901 in Switzerland;
Studied sculpture and drawing in Geneva;
Moved to Paris in France and became a famous artist;
Died on the 11th of January 1966;
His work is still displayed in galleries around the world and is worth lots of money!

3. Alberto Giacometti is famous for making sculptures of people like this one:-

4. The people in his sculptures are very tall and thin
The people in his sculptures are very tall and thin. Look at this one showing people walking across a town square:

5. Alberto Giacometti found it interesting how people moved, stood and posed in different ways.
Standing still!
Striding
Dancing?

6. His sculptures of the human form became larger, thinner and more elongated as the years passed by.
He once said that he wasn’t sculpting the human body but rather the shadow it cast.
Alberto Giacometti had three siblings and they were often the inspiration for his sculptures and paintings.