Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor and painter born in 1901 who was interested in art from a young age. He is known for his sculptures of elongated figures with slim bodies and long legs, many of which were created in bronze. The document provides information about Giacometti and examples of his large and small bronze sculptures, then transitions to instructions for making sculptures using basic materials like wire, tape, and hot glue.

1. ALBERTO GIACOMETTI
PAINTER AND SCULPTOR

2. ALBERTO GIACOMETTI
Alberto Giacometti (10th
October 1901 - 11th January
1966) was a Swiss
sculptor and painter. He
was born in Switzerland.
His dad was Giovanni
Giacometti, a well-known
painter. He was
interested in art from
an early age.

4. HE CREATED
BIG
SCULPTURES

5. Walking Man II, 1959–60
Bronze
183 x 94 x 22 cm
Man Pointing, 1947
Bronze
179 x 103 x 42 cm

6. … and
small
SCULPTURES
with long
legs and
slim
He used
broze

7. MATERIALS
We are going to use:
- Wire
- Masking tape or
alumnium foil.
- Hot glue
- Wire cutter

8. Useful vocabulary:
- TWIST
- BEND
- FOLD
- LOOP
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2
3 4
Match

9. Now,
let’s try!!!
Follow
these
instructions: