A refined text illustrated with paintings by Ceija Stojka. Literally overwhelmed by the work and life of the artist, Antoine Choplin overwhelms us in turn with this little book of barely 70 pages.
A Sky Full of Birds, Antoine Choplin. The Bear Pit
Loyal readers of Antoine Choplin will recognize the author’s style and extreme sensitivity. Antoine Choplin returns to a theme that is dear to him, the question of art in the face of chaos. There, in this case, the concentration camps where gypsies were also exterminated.
Ceija Stojka lived in a caravan and sold carpets before knowing the camps. Freed, she resumed her nomadic life and one day decided to paint and write.
Antoine Choplin discovers his paintings, paintings that evoke art brut, naive art and even children’s drawings. It’s a real shock wave. He goes in search of the character to retrace his life trajectory.