Untitled2014Sheet (approximately): 9 1/2 x 12 5/8 " (24.1 x 32.1 cm)
Frame Dimension: 15 x 18 1/8 x 1 1/4 " (38.1 x 46 x 3.2 cm)Graphite and magazine clipping on paperEva and Morris Feld Folk Art Acquisition Fund2022.21.201575508572Jesuys CrystianoDrawingsIlhéusIlhéusBrazilBahiaWorks on PaperAmerican Folk Art MuseumIlhéusJesuys Crystiano’s art stands among the most enigmatic works of Brazilian art brut, like those of Albino Braz and Bispo do Rosario. Discovered in 2010, the unmistakable artist was included in the PHOTO / BRUT: Collection Bruno Decharme & Compagnie exhibition presented at AFAM in 2021. These two compelling colored pencil and charcoal drawings were selected among 37 works newly available on the art market in June 2022. They are loaded with the typical themes and written annotations that form his artistic signature—an ornamental network of architectural, floral, and figurative elements, including peculiar faces with prominent noses and serpents emerging from their mouths, airplanes, and buildings, depicted from various viewpoints all at once. While the first drawing shines by its surrealism, the second, dated 2014, is remarkable: enhanced with a collaged image that can evoke some sort of memorial installation or a sculpture recalling arte povera, this work suggests an interplay and causal connection between sources and the artist’s drawing practice.Object information is a work in progress and may be updated
with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art
Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org20142014 2022 21 2 Jesuys Crystiano’s art stands among the most enigmatic works of Brazilian art brut, like those of Albino Braz and Bispo do Rosario. Discovered in 2010, the unmistakable artist was included in the PHOTO / BRUT: Collection Bruno Decharme & Compagnie exhibition presented at AFAM in 2021. These two compelling colored pencil and charcoal drawings were selected among 37 works newly available on the art market in June 2022. They are loaded with the typical themes and written annotations that form his artistic signature—an ornamental network of architectural, floral, and figurative elements, including peculiar faces with prominent noses and serpents emerging from their mouths, airplanes, and buildings, depicted from various viewpoints all at once. While the first drawing shines by its surrealism, the second, dated 2014, is remarkable: enhanced with a collaged image that can evoke some sort of memorial installation or a sculpture recalling arte povera, this work suggests an interplay and causal connection between sources and the artist’s drawing practice.Object information is a work in progress and may be updated
with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art
Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org