July2012

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A B O U T T H I S A R T • J U L Y 2 0 1 2

Naive Art and
The
Simple Life

   Many naïve or primitive artists, including me, want to point out
in their artworks how good life can be, and another theme they love
to explore is the color, bounty and wildness of the natural world.

    The joy of just living and of the simple life, urban life, also life in
the country and wild nature, are what I, also, try to represent, most often
in a scene that is out somewhere in the natural world, but sometimes
in a place of urban storefronts, or a place that features bicycles, etc.

    I paint things that have personal meaning, that are part of my
biography, or are things I value a lot, at least from a distance,
and try to paint them in a way that balances forces. My projects
usually promote depth, but insist on flatness at the same time.
The experience of creating opposites is so satisfying it lures me
on to paint new experiments, but what the end result is depends
on what subjects I have attempted.

    This balancing act comes from a strong bent. I would not
have it any other way.

   When I consider my canvases after they are done, they seem
to belong to a kind of naïve art.