Giacometti Portrait

Respond to the following questions:

Book Title: A Giacometti Portrait

1. What is the most revealing idea you read about in the book A Giacometti Portrait?

2. In what way, if any, do you relate to Giacometti’s experience when painting?

3. How did you respond to Giacometti’s portrait of James Lord? Is he painting James Lord as you see him? If not, what is he painting?

4. If you could ask one question of Giacometti, what would it be?

Think carefully about the questions and write at least four (4) paragraphs that address those questions. (One paragraph per question) Find two other works by Giacometti and attach to your paper.

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The most revealing thing about reading the book, “A Giacometti Portrait” is that it creates the impression that art is freedom. This gives the artist the liberty to express their inner emotions of how they see life (Lord, 1980). For instance, Giacometti used his liberty to express his feelings openly about romance, women’s sexuality, and his perception of the human face which made him have a revelation of his life. I, therefore, believe that the book tries to illustrate that when an artist starts working on a piece of work,…