<p>A folk artist creates unique art that goes against traditional rules and is primarily a reflection of its cultural background. They are often self-taught artists that lack formal training.</p>
<p>Yew Tree Cottages depicts an imaginary rural scene from an unknown period. The more one looks, the more detail is revealed – it’s painted with a flat perspective and little attempt at scale. What is going on? It gets curiouser and curiouser…</p>
<p>Folk at Heart is an invitation to enter a world of discovery and creativity. We have curated an uplifting, theatrical and imaginative exhibition combining fine, popular and applied artists to sit alongside self-taught and anonymous folk artists, mixing contemporary and historical timelines. Folk at Heart embraces the artist, the amateur, naïve and unpretentious – each artist leads the narrative from social history, decorative and useful, to the subversive and grotesque.</p>
<p>There is painting, printmaking, collage, ceramics, jewellery, basket weaving, quilting and embroidery alongside many curious and rare vintage finds. Folk at Heart explores the iconography of personal memory, pop-culture, myths and folk tales, practical design and the continuation of local traditions in all forms… Join in the spirit of Folk at Heart this September.</p>
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