La Chambre Des Reines

Alberto Giacometti 

(1901 - 1966)

"I realized that while I do respect his sculpture and his vision some of his sculptures being 3 to 4" high, how could he possibly regain recognition with these beginnings; but he did, and while his sculptures grew in height they remained vulnerable threads of the human form in concreteness." 
-Carolyn Coalson-

"Basically, I no longer work for anything but the sensation I have while working"

For more pictures of Giacometti's studio

click here

and

here

Click on picture to enlarge

"Establishing yourself, furnishing a house, building up a comfortable existence, and having that menace hanging over your head all the time - no, I prefer to live in hotels, cafés, just passing through."

Click on picture to enlarge

"To my terror the sculptures became smaller and smaller. Only when small were they like, and all the same these dimensions revolted me, and tirelessly I began again, only to end up, a few months later, at the same point."

Click on picture to enlarge

"I refused the intrusion of success and recognition as long as I could. But maybe the best way to obtain success is to run away from it."