For

Middle Years Students

Curriculum

English, Humanities and Art

Aim

To reflect on your personal response to this work by Alberto Giacometti.

Preparation

To do this activity you will need to:

• Read the information for Theme Three – Postwar Figuration in Europe and the Americas.
• View the work either online or in the exhibition.
• Research through the library or Internet.

Individual Task

Think about the material, surface texture and title of the work. How do these aspects impact on your emotional response? Why do you think Giacometti called the work Nose?

Research Questions

What were some of the key social and political issues that may have impacted on artists working in the year this work was made, 1947?

Discussion Questions

What do you think the work resembles?

Group Task

Discuss your response to this work with others.