Bridge 3_ Past Impressions (Remaking as Research for Bridge 4 Proposal).pptx
1. Bridge 3: Past Impressions
(Remaking as Research for Bridge 4 Proposal)
Henry Darger at MOMA
Violet Ruby
2. Henry Joseph Darger Jr.
April 12, 1892
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Outsider artist and hospital janitor, self taught,
reclusive, unknown. Discovered after death by
fellow artist and landlord Kiyoko Lerner.
The Story of the Vivian Girls, in What Is Known as
the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glandeco-
Angelinian War Storm, Caused by the Child Slave
Rebellion.
Much of his artwork is mixed media with collage
elements, drawings and watercolor illustrations.
Fantastical, contemporary, folk, storytelling,
comics, found imagery.
8. Written Proposal on Your Thesis Project
Darger’s work combines elements of American pop culture and history with his own fantastical personal
narrative and illustration. Because he was self-taught he struggled to draw figures and bodies so instead he’d
trace silhouettes from children’s books and magazines. I love the idea of bringing in multiple mediums and
references into one work. Picking and choosing from different realities in order to create your own. I think in
weird ways as well his work does bring up this question of gender identity and sexuality, It’s a form of
exploration.
Mixed media tarot deck using my own and sourced images as reference.
Watercolor and charcoal.
Pen and pencil characters.
Using a mix of my own images that I plan to shoot digitally and found images of celebrities, structures, etc.
Text included/narrative.
Focusing on the major arcana.
Reimagining these archetypes and their symbolism. What do they mean to me? How do I interpret their
teachings in terms of my life?
I plan on making 1-2 cards a week.
