January 12, 2014

ALBERTO GIOCOMETTI' S STUDIO




ALBERTO GIOCOMETTI'S PARIS STUDIO


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ALBERTO GIOCOMETTI & ERNST SCHEIDEGGER
Ernst Scheidegger first met Alberto Giacometti in his summer studio in Maloja in 1943. This encounter developed into a life-long friendship and the most comprehensive collection of photographs and films to document the life and works of Giacometti. Scheidegger also produced a book entitled "Alberto Giacometti - Spuren einer Freundschaft" ("Alberto Giacometti – Traces of a Friendship“). And between 1964 and 1966 he made a film that to this day is regarded as the most important film document there is on Alberto Giacometti. Ernst Scheidegger is since many years on the board of the Alberto Giacometti-Foundation Zürich.

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GIOCOMETTI WORKING ON THE SCULPTURE 
'' LE GRANDE TETE '' PARIS 1959
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GIOCOMETTI IN HIS PARIS STUDIO, NEXT TO HIM THE SCULPTURE
 '' THE LARGE HEAD '' PARIS 1958
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GIOCOMETTI WITH TWO SCULPTURES PARIS 1954
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GIOCOMETTI' S DESK IN HIS PARIS STUDIO 1958

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GIOCOMETTI PAINTING IN HIS STUDIO PARIS 1954  




GIOCOMETTI PAINTING IN HIS STUDIO PARIS 1965



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GIOCOMETTI PAINTING A PORTRAIT OF HIS WIFE ANNETTE 
IN HIS STUDIO STAMPA 1960



THE STUDIO WALL, WHICH GIOCOMETTI ALSO USED 
FOR PAINTING HIS SKETCHES PARIS
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ALBERTO GIOCOMETTI IN HIS PARIS STUDIO 1964 
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GIOCOMETTI IN HIS PARIS STUDIO 1958 




SCULPTURE  OF '' WOMAN WITH CHARIOT ''  IN THE 
HIS STUDIO STAMPA 1959




ALBERTO GIOCOMETTI MODELING A BUST IN STAMPA 1965 
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ALBERTO GIOCOMETTI  MODELLING A BUST IN STAMPA 1965
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SKETCHES FOR '' WOMAN WITH CHARIOT '' AT THE WALL OF 
HIS STUDIO PARIS 1954




ALBERTO GIOCOMETTI & JACQUES DUPIN 1965 




ALBERTO GIOCOMETTI'S BOOKS & MOVIE BY ERNST SCHEIDEGGER




TRACES OF A FRIENDSHIP – ALBERTO GIOCOMETTI 2001
“With this volume I wish to document Giacometti's personality from a completely different standpoint. I do so using photographs taken almost continuously from 1943 up to the time of his death; these were the twenty years in which his art became well-known. During this time, I took countless photographs. I was one of the lucky ones allowed to experience his life.”
Ernst Scheidegger





ALBERTO GIOCOMETTI FILM
A film by Ernst Scheidegger
Directed by: Ernst Scheidegger
Camera: Peter Münger, Rob Gnant, Othmar Schmid
Text: Jacques Dupin, Ernst Scheidegger
Cut: Peter Münger, Kathrin Plüss
Music: Armin Schibler
The close friendship between Alberto Giacometti and Ernst Scheidegger spanned more than twenty years. This gave Scheidegger, the painter, gallery owner, photo-journalist and publisher, the opportunity to capture his revered friend on camera on so many different occasions. Hardly anybody else was allowed to observe Alberto Giacometti at such close quarters.





« ALBERTO GIOCOMETTI – THE EYES ON THE HORIZON » THE FILM
Many of the works created over the decades came from a tiny studio in Paris and are among the most important of 20th century art: the sculptures, paintings and drawings of Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966).
The film «Alberto Giacometti – Die Augen am Horizont» is a ‚tour d’horizon’ of the unique life and work of Giacometti, It begins with his personal impressions. Throughout his life he recorded his thoughts in writing: reflections, diary-like sketches, analyses of his work, accounts of his dreams, essays on fellow artists, and memories. Giacometti’s «Ecrits» (writings) provide the visual motifs for the film.
The film then provides insights into Giacometti based on the reminiscences of his friends and colleagues who worked with him – and who miss him. It’s a portrait of Giacometti by those who knew the man and his art well, just as the artist would have wished: unfinished.





ALBERTO GIOCOMETTI – SCULPTURES IN PLASTER
«As a white material plaster is superbly well suited to bringing a figure to life using light and shade. I discovered that the plaster casts reproduced Alberto’s work in a much more differentiated and lively way than many of the bronzes could. For this reason plaster figures became my favourite subjects for object photographs of Giacometti’s works.»
 Ernst Scheidegger



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PHOTOGRAPHER ERNST SCHEIDEGGER
Ernst Scheidegger first met Alberto Giacometti in his summer studio in Maloja in 1943. This encounter developed into a life-long friendship and the most comprehensive collection of photographs and films to document the life and works of Giacometti. Scheidegger also produced a book entitled "Alberto Giacometti - Spuren einer Freundschaft" ("Alberto Giacometti – Traces of a Friendship“). And between 1964 and 1966 he made a film that to this day is regarded as the most important film document there is on Alberto Giacometti. Ernst Scheidegger is since many years on the board of the Alberto Giacometti-Foundation Zürich.
http://www.ernst-scheidegger-archiv.org/en/photos-of-artists/alberto-giacometti/

If you would like to have more information about Photographer Ernst Scheidegger and more photographs to see from Alberto Giocometti' s studio please visit above web page. Also you may visit Alberto Giocometti’ s exhibitions news at Bucerius Kunst Forum and at Gagosian Gallery to click below web links.
http://mymagicalattic.blogspot.com.tr/2013/01/alberto-giocometti-at-bucerius-kunst.html
http://mymagicalattic.blogspot.com.tr/2014/03/alberto-giacometti-without-end-at.html