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RV 92 Out Soon
Raw Vision 92 will be out in the UK at the end of December and soon after in other countries! This packed issue features:
- Woolsey bottle cap classics
- Brent Brown's cardboard works
- Muscovite painter Alevtian Pyzhova
- Homeless artist William Hall
- Classic outsider artist Minnie Evans
- 19th century mediumistic painter Georgiana Houghton
- Louisiana's African American Heritage Museum
- Plus plenty of news and reviews!
"Changed: The Altered Photograph" at Ricco/Maresca
Conceived upon photography’s inherent potential to meld images of the world with the idiosyncrasies of the creative mind, Changed: The Altered Photograph, an exhibition co-curated by Frank Maresca and David Winter, presents a sweeping compendium of works bridging more than 150 years.
Pulled from diverse provenance, techniques, and genres—from the dawn of the field to modern art, from anonymous vernacular pieces to avant-garde and pop art, and culminating in compellingly dissimilar contemporary oeuvres—the works here collected deviate resolutely, both aesthetically and ideologically, from the notion of the photographic imprint as a “clean” or objective depiction of visual truth. Furthermore, they offer sharp insights into the history of the medium—its experimental spirit—and glimpses of a possible, albeit capricious, alternative narrative of cultural history. Showing at Ricco/Maresca Gallery in New York until January 14.
RICCO/MARESCA GALLERY
529 West 20th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10011
riccomaresca.com
"Another World" at Museum Dr. Guislain, Gent
Until May 28, Another World: Laboratory of Illusion and Fantasy at Museum Dr Guislain continues to showcase work by J.J. Grandville, Gustav Mesmer, Gerard Heymans, Jean Perdrizet and Mathew Kneebone.
MUSEUM DR. GUISLAIN
Jozef Guislainstraat 43, 9000 Gent, Belgium
www.museumdrguislain.be
Image: Jean Perdrizet
Outsider Art Sourcebook Featured Artist:
Richard Burnside (b. 1944)
Although a native of Baltimore, Maryland, Richard Burnside has spent most of his life in South Carolina, moving there with his family of seven at the age of five. He began to paint in 1976 whilst working as a chef, following a stint in the army. Although he never saw active service, military life continued to inspire Burnside long after the end of his service. His work is characterised by vividly painted images which are balanced on the page in order to create simple, yet strong compositions.
Burnside’s subjects most often depict the human face, although an animal like a snake or tiger occasionally takes centre stage. He makes use of bright reds, greens and yellows, painting a coloured border around the main picture, which more painted animals and large-scale insects inhabit. While the blocks of colour are flat and his subjects are one-dimensional, the effect that such a combination produces is enormously powerful. Burnside paints on many found objects and salvaged materials. Large plywood panels make up the majority of his base canvases, although paper bags and even furniture also make an appearance. Living in a trailer park, Burnside continues to paint his unpretentious yet warmly evocative pictures copiously and effortlessly.
Read more in the Outsider Art Sourcebook.
