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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.
Still Life with Roses in a blue and white vase has been painted on a heavily veneered wooden surface. We know nothing about the artist so we have to imagine an artist who has looked at classical still life painting and decided to make up his own rules. The stylised blooms offset by the pattern of the jug and attention to detail makes for a heartwarming and attractive stylised still life.
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.
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.
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