Sans titre
vers 1950
Sans titre
vers 1950
Between figurative and abstract art, this composition with vibrating lines transcribes the liberating dynamic of movement.
Martin Ramirez left Mexico for California at the age of 30. Confronted with isolation and the exhausting work of a miner, his health deteriorated rapidly. He was declared schizophrenic and was definitively interned in 1931. At this point, he began to create large drawings with mixtures he made himself on different pieces of paper he collected and meticulously assembled. Trains were one of his favourite subjects for escaping his confinement. Here, he gives life to a vehicle passing at high speed from one tunnel to another on rails that flout straight lines on a journey to a limitless horizon.
| Domain | Dessin |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Crayon de couleur, mine graphite, encre et charbon sur six feuilles de papier assemblées |
| Dimensions | 176 x 87 cm |
| Acquisition | ART BRUT / donation Bruno Decharme en 2021 |
| Inventory no. | AM 2021-993 |
Detailed description
| Artist |
Martín Ramírez
(1895, Mexique - 1963, États-Unis) |
|---|---|
| Main title | Sans titre |
| Creation date | vers 1950 |
| Domain | Dessin |
| Techniques | Crayon de couleur, mine graphite, encre et charbon sur six feuilles de papier assemblées |
| Dimensions | 176 x 87 cm |
| Acquisition | ART BRUT / donation Bruno Decharme en 2021 |
| Collection area | Cabinet d'art graphique |
| Inventory no. | AM 2021-993 |
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Bibliography
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky
Art brut, collection abcd / Bruno Decharme : Paris, la maison rouge, 18 octobre 2014-18 janvier 2015. - Paris : Flammarion, 2014 (reprod. coul. p. 50) . N° isbn 978-2-08-133480-9
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky