In every work of art the subject is primordial, whether the artist knows it or not. The measure of the formal qualities is only a sign of the measure of the artist's obsession with his subject; the form is always… — Alberto Giacometti Copy Share Image
All the art of the past rises up before me, the art of all ages and all civilizations, everything becomes simultaneous, as if space had replaced time. Memories of works of art blend with affective memories, with my work, with… — Alberto Giacometti Copy Share Image
If only someone else could paint what I see, it would be marvellous, because then I wouldn't have to paint at all. — Alberto Giacometti Copy Share Image
What I am looking for is not happiness. I work solely because it is impossible for me to do anything else. — Alberto Giacometti Copy Share Image
Only reality interests me now and I know I could spend the rest of my life in copying a chair. — Alberto Giacometti Copy Share Image
I've tried doing so, for it was never my intention to paint only with gray. But in the course of my work I have… — Alberto Giacometti Copy Share Image
I don't know who I am or who I was. I know it less than ever. I do and I don't identify myself with… — Alberto Giacometti Copy Share Image
Whores are the most honest girls. They present the bill right away. — Alberto Giacometti Copy Share Image
The more you fail, the more you succeed. It is only when everything is lost and - instead of giving up - you go… — Alberto Giacometti Copy Share Image
Artistically I am still a child with a whole life ahead of me to discover and create. I want something, but I won't know… — Alberto Giacometti Copy Share Image
The more I work, the more I see things differently, that is, everything gains in grandeur every day, becomes more and more unknown, more… — Alberto Giacometti Copy Share Image
In every work of art the subject is primordial, whether the artist knows it or not. The measure of the formal qualities is only… — Alberto Giacometti Copy Share Image
Once the object has been constructed, I have a tendency to discover in it, transformed and displaced, images, impressions, facts which have deeply moved… — Alberto Giacometti Copy Share Image
All the sculptures of today, like those of the past, will end one day in pieces... So it is important to fashion ones work… — Alberto Giacometti Copy Share Image
