Gesture Drawing Feature ArtistAlberto Giacometti Albert Giacometti Alberto

Gesture Drawing Feature Artist-Alberto Giacometti

Albert Giacometti Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draughtsman, and printmaker. Alberto Giacometti was born in the canton Graubünden's southerly alpine valley Val Bregaglia and came from an artistic. . . Wikipedia Born: October 10, 1901, Borgonovo, Switzerland Died: January 11, 1966, Chur, Switzerland Parents: Giovanni Giacometti Periods: Expressionism, Surrealism, Cubism, Modern art

Now after looking at Giacometti’s work, you will need to do the following: Using newsprint and your drawing tool of your choice. . . • without leaving your table, but get out of your seat and STAND-UP, draw 4 gesture drawings (spending 10 -30 seconds on each). Draw the items listed below: • 1) draw the items you brought with you today (or your neighbor’s) • 2) draw your shoe (you might need to take it off!) • 3) draw your hand (no tracing!) • 4) draw your neighbor

After your 4 warm-up • gesture pull out a largedrawings. . newsprint sheet and start a large 12” x 18” composition using the WHOLE SPACE. Draw a gesture drawing of the art room from your view from your chair. Once you have practiced one on newsprint, do your final gesture on large 12” x 18” white paper. • NO ERASING! Put your name on the back. • Put this in your folder.

KEEP ALL YOUR WORK! (throw nothing away) • you should be putting your name on all drawings and keep putting them into your portfolio at the end of each drawing day. • Remember to work quickly and draw the big shapes first. Then move to the small details. Keep your lines loose and flowing.

By the end of class. . • neatly organize all your drawings in one pile • put your name on all drawings • place your drawings in your folder • turn your folder in to the teacher before leaving.