Prep VI pupils have been exploring the fascinating work of the Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti, an artist renowned for his distinctive elongated human figures. His sculptures, often appearing tall, thin and full of movement, encourage us to think about the human form in a completely different way.
Inspired by his unique style, the children set about creating their own Giacometti-inspired masterpieces. They carefully twisted florist wire into the shape of a human figure before wrapping it in tin foil to add strength and texture. Once complete, they thoughtfully posed their sculptures, giving each one its own sense of character and personality.
The creativity, patience and concentration shown throughout the project were outstanding. It was wonderful to see every child experimenting with shape and balance while developing their sculpting skills. We are incredibly proud of the finished pieces, which capture the spirit of Giacometti’s work while showcasing the children’s own artistic flair.
I liked this art piece I wasn’t there the first week so I had to catch up but I loved the drawings and then when we did the poses and it was really fun i tried a position but it didn’t work because it didn’t touch the floor
Victor Kindon prep 6
This art piece was challenging as if you over scrunched everything would come apart so it was difficult but we all still managed to do it and it was fun!
Ibrahim
I loved this art lesson as it was fun, while hard. One of the trickiest challenges was where you had to make the figure into the pose you wanted; the foil would come off! I would definitely do this again If I got the chance.
I really enjoyed this art work even though a few buts we’re tricky. I enjoyed scuplting my figure into it’s pose
Rose prep 6
I found this a very fun art project, mine was named the netballer and it is holding the ball ready to take a shot it was like they were real people.
I really enjoyed making these. Though there were some hard bits I had finally made it. I would definitely make these again.
Amna Iqbal
I enjoyed this activity because it was really fun wrapping all the tinfoil around the garden wire and putting them in a cool poses mine was called “the knee slide” If I did this again I would put less tin foil on the legs
William Rotheram prep6
This was very fun I made mine called spooderman and it would be better next time if I added detail to the face.
This art work was very difficult but very fun the hardest part about was getting the sculptures tin foil on the character and the easiest part was getting it into its position and that was very fun and I would do that again
Noah Ciubotariu
I really enjoyed making these sculptures! Mine was called The Dead Soul because of its position! Thank you for letting me make this.
Carly
Yr 6
I really enjoyed dousing this art project mine was called acrobats the matiriles we used was tinfoil flourish wire and hot glue I think I did really well on this Alberto giacometie
Hallie Anderson Prep 6
I really enjoyed doing the Giacometti sculptures and mine was called The Dab because my character was doing a dab. My favourite part was when we moulded our sculptures into there positions because it was really cool to see mine take shape. Overall, I would definitely try making another Giacometti sculpture again
Elijah Griffiths Prep 6
I really enjoied making these sculptures even though it was very difficult to make. The hardest thing about making the sculpture was conecting the legs to the torso but overall i really enjoyes the proses
Harriet
I real liked sculpting them and my favourite part was when I shaping them with tinfoil. In conclusion, it was worth it despite the challenges!
I had fun making Alberto Giacometti sculpture I had lots of fun
Tiffany 9.6.26
This art project was really fun and challenging as we had to make a person out of tin foil and Florist wire. The trickiest bit was the Nappy fold, It is where you put tin foil around the legs and torso to make it secure. I enjoyed watching my sculpture come to life.
Amelie Monaghan