Midweek meander.

Well I managed to get the posts in the right order this week I suppose that's a step forward! I received a great email from a friend of mine (thank you Clare)  some wonderful street art so I thought that I would share them with you, they are tagged 'The Best Street Art Masterpieces 2010'. As you know I love street art in all it's forms so I hope you enjoy these as much as I did.

What can I say 'WOW amazing'

Midweek meander. More street art.

 Street art from Blu-Os- Gemeos, Lisbon Portugal. 

Sucking the life from the world.

Alfred Wallis 1855-1942.

Alfred Wallis was a Cornish fisherman and artist. He painted his seascapes from memory, in large part because the world of sail he knew was being replaced by steamships. Having little money, Wallis improvised with materials, mostly painting on cardboard ripped from packing boxes, he also tore the cardboard to shapes that enhanced the shape of the paintings.Wallis used a limited colour palette of paint brought from ships chandlers.He started painting three years after the death of his wife in 1922, 'for company' he said. He had no formal art training and was discovered by Ben Nicholson, I really enjoy the naive quality of this work, unfortunately his paintings didn't sell in his lifetime and he died in poverty in the workhouse. He is now recognised as one of the important 'St Ives' painters.

"Where is your Self to be found?

Always in the deepest enchantment that you have experienced."

Hugo Von Hofmannsthal.

The past informing the future.

The need to create has always been with us, art from the past informing the future. The simplicity of line is so beautiful how can you not be in awe of these ancient artists?

Do you think that these artists are influenced by ancient art?

Artist Henrietta Cobett, printmaker and sculpter.

Henrietta Corbet-Running Horse.

The wonderful Cumbian artist Lorna Graves.1947-2006.

Lorna Graves- Angel and Birds.

Lorna Graves-Animal and Moon.

The fantastic outsider artist Jesse Reno.

Jesse Reno-Wind from many Directions.

Art Brut, Outsider Art.

I have always been an avid follower of Outsider Art or Art Brut. Outsider art, if you are wondering is the art of self taught artists who have no formal training, the often strange imagery, immediacy and vitality of this type of work, for me, expresses raw creativity and inner energy which I find very interesting. The expression Art Brut (raw art) was created by the french artist Jean Dubuffet to describe art created outside the boundaries of official culture.

These images are from various contemporary outsider artists across the globe.

'Just missed the Pass'  Artist Micheal Delgado.

'Observe your Choices' Micheal Delgado.

Micheal Delgado is an artist who is originally from Senegal, he now lives in the USA.

Artist Ian Pyper, UK

Ian Pypers work takes doodling to a whole new place.

The wonderful work of Ann Irwin.

 Artist Alexandra Huber from Germany.

'Ladybug and Black man' Alexandra Huber.

'Magic Place' Alexandra Huber.

Magical work from this artist.

To see more of this type of work www.beverlykayegallery.blogspot.com

I hope you enjoyed these as much as I do.