Sans titre
vers 1950
Sans titre
vers 1950
Grounded in his Mexican roots and his memories as an immigrant worker, the work of Ramirez was encouraged thanks to psychiatrist Tarmo Pasto.
Martin Ramirez left Mexico for California at the age of 30. Confronted with isolation and exhausting work as a miner, his health deteriorated and he was diagnosed as schizophrenic in 1931. Permanently institutionalised, he created large drawings with pencils and mixtures he prepared on various found or stolen papers that he then assembled meticulously. Here the collage of envelopes and newspapers is the support for the work. The Virgin Mary casts her loving eyes on a vegetal and animal world where vehicles arrive from a tunnel, followed by a lone horseman.
| Domain | Dessin | Collage |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Crayon de couleur, mine graphite et collages sur papier reconstitué et collé à partir d'enveloppes sur papier |
| Dimensions | 112 x 87 cm |
| Acquisition | ART BRUT / donation Bruno Decharme en 2021 |
| Inventory no. | AM 2021-994 |
Detailed description
| Artist |
Martín Ramírez
(1895, Mexique - 1963, États-Unis) |
|---|---|
| Main title | Sans titre |
| Creation date | vers 1950 |
| Domain | Dessin | Collage |
| Techniques | Crayon de couleur, mine graphite et collages sur papier reconstitué et collé à partir d'enveloppes sur papier |
| Dimensions | 112 x 87 cm |
| Acquisition | ART BRUT / donation Bruno Decharme en 2021 |
| Collection area | Cabinet d'art graphique |
| Inventory no. | AM 2021-994 |
By the same artist
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. 53) . N° isbn 978-2-08-133480-9
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky