“The form dissolved,” he writes of one of his early experiences in front of the model, “It was little more than granules moving over a deep black void, the distance between one wing of the nose and the other is like the Sahara, without end, nothing to fix one’s gaze upon, everything escapes.” 

This quote by Alberto Giacometti epitomizes the artist's search. Painting the figure was endless research, analyzed through many layers of line that correspond to form.  

In this class, students will learn the patience of Giacometti and will work on the same canvas for 9 sessions. In addition to working with the same model, students will read through James Lord's book, A Giacometti Portrait, and will engage in weekly discussions.