Woman with Her Throat Cut 1940

Alberto Giacometti made 'Woman with Her Throat Cut' in the early 1930s in bronze, and it's a piece that really gets under your skin, doesn't it? The surface is gnarly, almost like it's been dug out of the earth. It’s rough, dark, and feels incredibly tactile, as if Giacometti was wrestling with the material itself. Take a look at that spine—it's not smooth or elegant, but broken and jagged, reflecting a sense of violence, sure, but also a kind of raw vulnerability. You can almost feel the artist's hands shaping and prodding the bronze, leaving their mark on every inch. This piece reminds me of some of Picasso's more brutalist sculptures. Both artists, in their own way, explored the darker aspects of the human condition, pushing the boundaries of form to express something deeply unsettling. It’s a reminder that art doesn’t always have to be pretty. Sometimes it needs to be raw, confrontational, and a little bit dangerous.