Alberto Giacometti

Visual Arts Switzerland 1901 – 1966 100 quotes

Existentialist of elongated walking figures, evoking isolation.

Quotes by Alberto Giacometti

I am always trying to get closer to the truth, but I never arrive.

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The more I work, the more I am lost.

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The only thing that matters is the feeling.

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I don't know what I am, but I am.

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The more I try, the more I am confused.

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Art is a way of being in the world.

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The head is the universe.

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I want to make a sculpture that is so small it can disappear, and so large it can encompass the world.

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The more I look, the more I am blind.

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The only way to see is to be blind.

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I am always trying to get closer to the essence, but I never grasp it.

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The more I work, the more I am empty.

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The only thing that matters is the presence.

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I don't know why I am, but I am.

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The more I try, the more I am nothing.

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Art is a way of existing.

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The head is the center.

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I want to make a sculpture that is so small it can be forgotten, and so large it can never be ignored.

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The more I look, the more I am lost.

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The only way to see is to be lost.

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