This artist was inspired by Mexican ritual sacrifice to depict a spear nearly poking an exposed eye above a canal for draining blood in Point to the Eye.
This artist was inspired by Mexican ritual sacrifice to depict a spear nearly poking an exposed eye above a canal for draining blood in Point to the Eye. He was inspired by the medicine trolley at Hospital Bichat to create Chariot, which would later appear in a portrait of his wife Annette. A dangling spine and the skeleton of a pterodactyl appear in a work based on his affair with a woman named Denise that depicts a house made of matches. Another piece is inspired by fusing a human with a praying mantis. This sculptor created The Palace at 4 A.M. and Woman with her Throat Cut, as well as the most expensive sculpture ever sold. For 10 points, name this Swiss sculptor known for the emaciated figures in his Walking Man series.
This artist was inspired by Mexican ritual sacrifice to depict a spear nearly poking an exposed eye above a canal for draining blood in Point to the Eye.
Alberto Giacometti