Dimensions: support: 1295 x 806 mm frame: 1320 x 824 x 51 mm
Copyright: © The Estate of Alberto Giacometti (Fondation Giacometti, Paris and ADAGP, Paris), licensed in the UK by ACS and DACS, London 2014 | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: So, this is Giacometti’s "Caroline," a drawing with no precise date, housed at the Tate. I am struck by how the figure seems to emerge from a cloud of uncertainty. What do you see in this piece? Curator: The sketch-like quality emphasizes the sitter's vulnerability, doesn't it? Giacometti often explored existential themes. How might we interpret this "uncertainty" as a reflection of the post-war era and the questioning of identity? Editor: That makes me think about the political and social turmoil that might have shaped Giacometti's perspective. I hadn't considered that. Curator: Exactly! The work becomes a powerful commentary on the fragile human condition, influenced by the anxieties of his time. It also emphasizes how art can be a dialogue between the artist and history. Editor: It's amazing how much history and feeling can be embedded in a simple sketch. Thanks for sharing. Curator: Likewise. Seeing art as a conversation helps us understand it better.
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Sylvester compared the process of revision evident in Giacometti''s paintings and sculptures, to the process of developing an argument. One puts forward a thesis, becomes aware of the opposing view, tries to incorporate that view, and so finds a new balance. ''Each day''s work [for Giacometti]'', Sylvester wrote, ''seemed an attempt to reconcile the contradictions between what had been got so far and what emerged as he went on looking.'' Gallery label, September 2004
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