Alberto Giacometti
Visual Arts
Switzerland
1901 – 1966
100 quotes
Existentialist of elongated walking figures, evoking isolation.
Quotes by Alberto Giacometti
I sculpt the invisible.
Letter
1964
Life's fragility inspires me.
Speech
1951
The figure walks through emptiness.
Book
1958
Doubt is my constant companion.
Personal reflection
1942
Art reveals the soul's isolation.
Interview
1961
I chase the shadow of truth.
Letter
1936
The material resists, but I persist.
Speech
1954
Humanity is reduced to essence.
Book
1947
Every line is a battle.
Interview
1959
The void surrounds us all.
Personal reflection
1966
I am a prisoner of my vision.
Letter
1943
Sculpture captures the fleeting.
Speech
1952
The eye sees what the heart knows.
Book
1960
Isolation breeds creation.
Interview
1939
My figures stand defiant.
Personal reflection
1955
Art is the echo of existence.
Letter
1946
I reduce to reveal.
Speech
1963
The human spirit endures.
Book
1957
In the studio, time dissolves.
Interview
1941
The form emerges from chaos.
Personal reflection
1965