Sunday's Crash
vers 2000
Sunday's Crash
vers 2000
"Some people go to church on Sunday while others catch a plane. Sometimes, they end up praying at the exact same second because the plane is about to crash."
George Widener joined the US Air Force as a specialist technician in 1979. After a period of psychological problems, he was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome. The artistic work that occupied him since illustrates his extraordinary memory and gift for arithmetic in the form of calendars, diagrams and magic squares drawn in ink amid depictions of his favourite subjects: boats and planes. In Sunday's Crash, he lists 31 Sundays on which air accidents occurred and establishes links between past dates and events in those of the future in the hope of better understanding and ordering the chaos of the world.
| Domain | Dessin |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Encre et gouache sur nappe de papier |
| Dimensions | 85 x 136,7 cm |
| Acquisition | ART BRUT / donation Bruno Decharme en 2021 |
| Inventory no. | AM 2021-1018 |
Detailed description
| Artist |
George Widener
(1962, États-Unis) |
|---|---|
| Main title | Sunday's Crash |
| Creation date | vers 2000 |
| Domain | Dessin |
| Techniques | Encre et gouache sur nappe de papier |
| Dimensions | 85 x 136,7 cm |
| Inscriptions | T.B.M. : SUNDAY'S CRASH |
| Acquisition | ART BRUT / donation Bruno Decharme en 2021 |
| Collection area | Cabinet d'art graphique |
| Inventory no. | AM 2021-1018 |
By the same artist
Bibliography
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky
L''Envol ou le rêve de voler : Paris, La maison rouge - fondation Antoine de Galbert, 16 juin-28 octobre 2018. - Paris : Flammarion, La maison rouge, 2018 / sous la dir. de Bruno Decharme, Antoine de Glabert, Barbara Safarova et Aline Vidal. (cat. n° 147 cit. p. 231 et reprod. coul. p. 198) . N° isbn 9782081433670
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky