He was a late starter

March 31, 2019 10:57 AM

Gilbert Garcin has been referred to as the “cousin of Tati” or the “spiritual relative of Magritte".
He began to engage in art and photography when he retired aged 65.
He frequently features, often as cut-out of himself in his black and white images. The surreal world of Mr G.
(previously and small. Some repititions).
posted by adamvasco (4 comments total)

I feel like I've seen some of these before, particularly the first one with the tally marks. Great stuff, glad to know this name now!
posted by rhizome at 12:48 PM on March 31, 2019

This is really great ! Thank you.
posted by nicolin at 2:21 PM on March 31, 2019

I love a late-starter. So much more relatable than a prodigy, IMHO.
posted by misterbee at 3:55 PM on March 31, 2019 [1 favorite]

Yeah, at my age, trying to make decisions about how I want my 60s-70s-80s to look, I find late starters really seriously inspiring.
posted by JanetLand at 7:40 AM on April 1, 2019