Gary Barker · @garybarker
304 followers · 596 posts · Server sfba.social

“Cat on a Roof”, Fernando Botero, 1978

#botero #primitiveart #painting #fineart #cats

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PotterdayArt · @Potterday
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His was an imaginary world, yet he paved the way for the avant-garde. Teaching himself to paint, Rousseau devised his own methods of creation that were a far cry from the academic traditions of mimetic painting. He forged a new path of artistic freedom that was soon taken up with vigor by other artists outside the establishment’s privileged circle. christies.com/features/roussea

#potterdayart #artgallery #artmuseum #arthistory #primitiveart #naiveart #postimpressionism #surrealism #modernart

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PotterdayArt · @Potterday
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Rare glimpses into the Alabama artist Bill Traylor's imagination and process. Born into slavery, Traylor's work conveys the idea of movement, energy, and space drawn from his memory, using the simple tools of graphite and repurposed card. christies.com/features/bill-tr

#potterdayart #blackart #blackartist #modernart #primitiveart #outsiderart #folkart

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Gary Barker · @garybarker
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“Missionary being eaten by a jaguar”, Noé León, 1907

#primitiveart #painting #folkart

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Eve Glicksman · @evewrites
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Eve Glicksman · @evewrites
345 followers · 611 posts · Server newsie.social

On my mantle.

#caturday #primitiveart

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