Didier Trenet's Lazy Discipline: School Notebooks as Art
Didier Trenet has elevated laziness into a discipline, only emerging from rest to fill his school notebooks. His work requires a trigger, such as a visit to the Albertina's Cabinet in Vienna or the sight of a fly in mid-flight. The systematic references to a musical world and the use of poor materials like photocopies characterize his oeuvre. Indulging his taste for bad spirit, he sometimes creates three-dimensional compositions with duvets, drapes, basins overflowing with pleats, wildflowers, and stovepipes.
Key facts
- Didier Trenet has made laziness a discipline.
- He only works to fill his school notebooks.
- His work needs a trigger, like a visit to the Albertina's Cabinet in Vienna.
- A fly in mid-flight can also serve as a trigger.
- His oeuvre systematically references the musical world.
- He uses poor materials such as photocopies.
- He creates three-dimensional compositions with duvets, drapes, basins, pleats, wildflowers, and stovepipes.
- His work shows a taste for bad spirit.
Entities
Artists
- Didier Trenet
Institutions
- Albertina
Locations
- Vienna
- Austria
Sources
- artpress —