Via the latest instalment of Clive Thompson’s Linkfest, we are directed to the story and gallery showing of 
a reclusive, retired maths teacher who created a prodigious amount of wooden crafts and abstract paintings in complete solitude and almost complete secrecy over the final two decades of his life. Only divulged to his niece who had some notion of his artistic drive, Robert Martiensen’s full oeuvre was realised upon his death in 2007, surrounded in the family farmhouse by over seven thousand pieces of art, each meticulously named, dated and numbered. Dismissed by his heirs as rubbish, the unexpected trove was saved and conserved, with select pieces on exhibit and hopes to house the collection permanently in a public institution. More at the links above.
synchronoptica
one year ago: another MST3K classic plus further adventures in Crete
two years ago: Antarctic outposts plus a funicular escalator to revitalise a historic resort
three years ago: an experimental solar sail, artist Mary Moser, a smart safety helmet plus a commemorative camera styled after Bond’s Q
four years ago: toying with time
