#vernacular art

[jstor]

We just discovered the Kentucky Folk Art Center collection on JSTOR and we can't even.

Here you see: a lion by Minnie Adkins, a tiger by Noah Kinney, a man and bear by Denzil Goodpaster, a "wild booger" by Charles Kinney, and an alligator by Minnie Black.

There are 470 additional images in the collection, and they're all *chef's kiss*. Free to everyone, no login needed.

#animal art #folk art #outsider art #vernacular art #sculpture #painting #lion #tiger #bear #liger? #alligator #research #jstor

[hokeoutsider]

"Nick of Time" Hoke...Ebay Outsider-Art Auction...July 12-19... Acrylic Painting on Wood...16"x 11 1/8"x 3/8"... Starting Bid $14...

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?item=354910369469&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m3561.l2562&_ssn=metrolux6

#nick of time #nick of time art #hoke art #raw #folk art #raw vision #ebay auction #raw art #artbrut #ebay outsider-art auction #modern art #contemporary art #vernacular art #underground art #nick #art #art brut

[emmaklee]

apparently in Bhutan there is a “penis village”

#bhutan #vernacular art #folk art

[uwmspeccoll]

A Staff Pick Decorative Sunday

I recently came across a video a farmer took of one of their pigs gently tearing out a bunch of flowers. The video then cut to the interior of a barn, where the pig lay sleeping in its nest, bunches of dried yellow wild flowers surrounding her. None of the farmers other pigs did this. Human animals are driven to adorn their spaces. But some humans are driven to elevate that endeavor from decoration to high art. 

There are many potential challenges when it comes to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting artist-built environments, that is, environments that “involve an individual significantly transforming their surroundings into an exceptional, multifaceted work of art.” For over fifty years, the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, WI has been dedicated to preserving these unique spaces. The ultimate goal is to preserve these works in their original contexts/sites, but issues ranging from changes in property ownership to exposure to the elements sometimes requires alternative preservation strategies.

Sublime Spaces & Visionary Worlds: Built Environments of Vernacular Artists, published in 2007 by the Princeton Architectural Press (New York, New York) with the Kohler Arts Center (Sheboygan, WI) seeks to “provide a lasting record of the art these men and women have created and situate the environments within historical and cultural continuums.” The publication was in conjunction with an exhibition presented June 2007-January 2008. Curator Leslie Umberger authored the book, with contributions by Erika Doss, Ruth DeYoung Kohler, Lisa Stone, and Jane Bianco. While viewing images of these spectacular constructed worlds can’t replicate the experience of being immersed within them, this kind of documentation can help carry the spirit of these artists forward in time, even if their work ends up being ephemeral. 

The cover image features The Forevertron, by Dr. Evermore (Tom Every, 1938-2020) located at the Evermore Sculpture Park in North Freedom, Wisconsin. It is the largest scrap metal structure in the world and weighs 300 tons. See image descriptions to learn more about the artworks. 

Find more of our Staff Picks here. 

Find more Decorative Sunday posts here.

-Olivia, Special Collections Graduate Intern

#Staff Pick of the Week #Decorative Sunday #Sublime Spaces & Visionary Worlds #Built Environments of Vernacular Artists #Artist Environments #Vernacular Art #Outsider Art #decorative arts #John Michael Kohler Art Center #Kohler Art Center #Princeton Architectural Press #Leslie Umberger #Sam Rodia #watts towers #Nek Chand #Rock Garden of Chandigarh #Eugene Von Bruenchenhein #Stella Waitzkin #Mary Nohl #Mary Nohl Lake Cottage Environment #Loy Bowlin #Beautiful Holy Jewel Home #Emery Blagdon #The Healing Machine #David Butler #James Tellen Woodland Sculpture Garden #James Tellen #The Forevertron #Dr. Evermore #olivia

[the-golden-vanity]

Homemade WW2 pirate flag made from scraps found aboard the submarine “Unbroken” by petty officer Frederick C. Sharpe, DCM (Distinguished Service Cross).

The bars on the left are merchant ships attacked, and those in red are the ones that sunk. On the other side are crossed cannons, and stars that represent merchant ships sunk with the deck guns. The crossed daggers represent the secret cloak-and-dagger missions undertaken by the “Unbroken”.

(Caption via lostfoundartny on Instagram.)

#pirate flag #world war 2 #world war ii #second world war #naval history #naval warfare #submarine warfare #wwii history #submarine #commerce raiding #folk art #vernacular art #sailor's handicrafts #naval art #piracy #pirates #pirate #piratecore #skull and crossbones #Instagram

[keepingitneutral]

Cabin House, Bengaluru, India 

Courtesy: Taliesyn (Shalini Chandrashekar & Ar. G.S. Mahaboob Basha)

#art #design #architecture #minimal #interior design #interiors #cabin #india #bengaluru #taliesyn #pad #dwelling #vernacular #urban retreat #mezzanine floor #shalini chandrashekar

[pwlanier]

A quilt depicting snakes.

Unknown African American Maker, Quilted Bedcover, ca. 1875–1900, cotton top, linen back,

and cotton stuffing.

High Museum of Art

#american folk art #african american art #quilt #southern vernacular #textiles #incredible

[gossamerrose]

Finding contentment in the act of venting and listening~

#the sandman netflix #fanart #dream of the endless #morpheus #matthew #digital art #just let them be happy-ish #sobs #i think sometimes the smallest things mean the most #feels like dream will find matthew confusing at first #with all that modern vernacular #but he starts to appreciate his raven just being there

[moodboardmix]

Under the Rain Trees, Chiang Mai, Thailand,

All(zone)

#art #design #architecture #minimalism #interiors #thailand #brutalism #chiang mai #rain forest #nature #all(zone) #ping river #raintree #vernacular #organic #landscaping

[pigdemonart]

Y todos me miran, me miran, me miran! Porque se que soy linda, porque todos me admiran! 👸

Some gender stuff for Vico, and some silly bonding time with Adrián. Canonically the boys only speak Spanish so I sant to try to always post their comics in spanish as well as english. Of course it’s just me doing all the translations, so its tricky.

#los brujos #adrian #manuel #victor #comic #my art #i always write all their dialogue in boricua vernacular anyways just because its a very particular #I feel like so much of the comic and their personalities would be lost without it haha

[jstor]

More treasures from the Kentucky Folk Art Center collection on JSTOR. SNAKES! All free to browse and download.

Tim Lewis—Coral Snake Cane; Charley Kinney—"Who Look Snak Never Die"; Denzil Goodpaster—Coiled Rattlesnake; Charley Kinney—"Hean-Gok Got Radler"; Robert Morgan—"Serpent Queen of the Seas"

#animal art #folk art #outsider art #vernacular art #sculpture #painting #tiger #research #jstor #snake art #serpents #snakes #carving

[hokeoutsider]

"Searcher" Hoke...Ebay Outsider-Art Auction...June 18-28... Acrylic Painting on Canvas...20"x 16"x 5/8"... Starting Bid $15...

#searcher #searcher art #hoke art #raw art #ebay outsider art auction #raw vision #folk art #art brut #vernacular art #rawvision #art #original art #modern art #contemporary art #folkart #underground art #art naive #naive painting

[emmaklee]

movie poster | Ghana

#vernacular art #movie poster #they fished for trouble

[victusinveritas]

Kapesovo is one of the 46 villages of Zagori, a mountainous region of Greece that abuts the Albanian border, part of the North Pindus national park. The villages, nestled in deep green forest, cling to mountainsides or gorges, while their houses, all uniformly of grey limestone, cluster around the plane tree marking the village square. Inside, those houses are a riot of color. From World of Interiors.

#greece #architecture #vernacular architecture #interiors #art

[upstairsdownstairsandinbetween]

Grotta e Carrubo, Scicli, Italy,

Margherita & Alessandro Rui

#art #design #architecture #vernacular #grotta #grotto #italy #scicli #carrubo #alessandro rui #margherita rui #stairwell #Stair #stairs #stairdesign #landscaping #gardens #stairway #cave #minimalism #nature #rocks #sculpture

[homestuckfan2000]

jade harley cause shes the best girl.

it looks kinda weird cayse i was playing with the chromatic abberation but i like it so :3

#jade harley #homestuck #doggirl? #puppygirl? #i dont know the vernacular #homestuck art #beta kids