July 31, 2004
No parking here either
Hi, just intermittantly reinforcing again. Back from the Bardo, stopping off to make an entry, unload photos and do laundry.
This fine example of Outsider Art is a piece of sculpture with the practical purpose of stopping parking in front of one of the cottages at the beach. A collage, involving a canvas, mounted on a found object in the form of a blue chair, slightly bent from having been run over a few times and a friendly, informative sign. All in all, a piece worthy of a modern Grandma Moses .
Notice how the artist has elaborated upon the hardware store's simple, but elegant red and white print, explaining that he is the homeowner, drawing a friendly faces and a thank you in gold. So much more enchanting than the plain garbage can or the unfriendly NO PARKING command sign.
We are eager to see more of his work.
Posted by Dakota at July 31, 2004 07:02 AM