artwork by henry darger

artwork by henry darger
Originally uploaded by megan_n_smith_99

i recently watched a documentary i had had in my netflix queue for some time and i am quite pleased i did. i was already familiar with henry darger's work and knew he was a reclusive outsider artist, but the details are so fascinating. this quiet mild mannered man came home from his janitorial job every night and wrote and created artwork - actually created his own world. After he died his landlords discovered a 15,145-page, called The Story of the Vivian Girls, in What is known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glandeco-Angelinnian War Storm, Caused by the Child Slave Rebellion. The documentary is fascinating and I recommend it. The creator, Jessica Yu, did a wonderful job, in the absence of much material to work with outside Darger's work itself -- he had no living relatives, no close friends, etc.