Bas Jan Ader was born on April 19, 1942 & was presumed drowned at sea at some point during 1975. As he “tried” crossing the Atlantic ocean in the smallest boat ever attempted. He’s long been considered somewhat of an artist’s artist in certain circles. Ader’s aRTw3rk – mostly film, photo, and conceptually based.. expressed/confronted loss, death, extreme sadness, and often implored the use of gravity and his own body to help illustrate the those concepts, as well as inevitabilities in life that all humans must eventually face.
Learning more about him and the tragedies and tribulations he faced throughout his entire life, such as the murder of his father by Nazi’s, has made a profound effect on me as a hyper-sensitive w3rking artist/person. So eYe have posted some thoughts, links, a video, n’ such here on my site for those of you who may be interested in similar philosophical eccentricities. -And in a brave man who was willing to make the ultimate sacrifices in order to express some of the deepest of human conditions, emotions, and circumstances.
There’s a solid little article about Bas Jan Ader and a post-humous exhibit that you can check out here: www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/3652223/The-artist-who-sailed-to-oblivion.html
