Marta Pelrine-Bacon

author & artist

Category Archives: Henry Darger

What’s Up, Documentary?

Posted on July 16, 2013 by mapelba • 2 Comments

The other evening I watched the documentary Heart of the King. Have you seen it? Do you watch documentaries much? Are you a fan of Elvis? I’m not a huge Elvis fan. I don’t dislike him either though. His story is interesting and I’ve sung along to some of his songs. But I love documentaries … Continue reading →

art / documentary / Henry Darger / publication / video / writing

The Unreal

Posted on April 21, 2011 by mapelba • 10 Comments

Have you seen this documentary? Henry Darger wrote a novel more than 15,000 pages long. He created hundreds of paintings and drawings. No one knew until he was dead. He wasn’t a man to go on tour or network. He created his own world and didn’t have to care about book signings, fan pages, reviews, … Continue reading →