1899 - 1977
BELOW: IN HIS WORK SHED 1950'S
HE WAS DEAF AND MUTE AND NEVER LEARNT SIGN LANGUAGE OR ANY OTHER FORM OF COMMUNICATION APART FROM EXPRESSING HIMSELF THROUGH DRAWINGS/COLLAGES/HIS OWN CODE. IT IS NOW ALSO THOUGHT THAT HE WAS AUTISTIC. HIS PARENTS WERE POSTMASTERS AND HE USED THE VARIOUS EPHEMERA FROM THEIR JOBS TO CREATE HIS ART WITH AND ON. HE MADE HIS OWN 'INK' USING SOOT AND SALIVA. A DISPLAY OF HIS WORK WAS SHOWN IN THE AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM IN NEW YORK.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ALL OF HIS WORK. I THINK THAT IT COMMUNICATES SO STRONGLY HIS OWN INTERNAL UNIVERSE AND ALL THE ELEMENTS TOGETHER FORM A COMPLETE WORLD. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY WORK THAT I HAVE FOUND SO EXCITING/INTERESTING/EMMOTIVE/EXPRESSIVE IN A LONG TIME..
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