...Unfortunately nature gave me a taste for architecture and art but not the skills of a writer; however since truth needs no ornaments I shall simply expose the facts. A peasant’s son and a son of my works, I remained a peasant with the firm desire to show what you can achieve with a strong willpower and sustained work.
A friend of Nature but of humble origin
without grumbling I went through all the things
that often make life so hard.
Being a country postman like my 27000 colleagues, everyday I used to walk from Hauterives to Tersannes (in a region where obvious signs show it was once covered by the sea) sometimes running in the snow and ice, sometimes in the country in bloom – constantly walking in the same surroundings what could I do but dream? What about? My readers will ask me. Well! to change my mind, I used to build a fairy-like palace beyond imagination with all that the genius of a humble man could conceive (with grottoes, towers, gardens, castles, museums and sculptures) trying to bring back to life all the ancient architectures and primaeval times; the whole thing was so pretty, so picturesque that for at least ten years I could remember it vividly in my mind.
This unique book presents works that until now have only been seen in private collections or museum vaults. Works by well known outsider artists and new discoveries express their personal interpretations of sexual desire and activity.
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Downloadable PDF version of the "Texts, Time and Listings" section of the Outsider Art Sourcebook featuring key texts, timeline and bibliography on Outsider Art as well as listings for Galleries, Studios, Websites & Organizations.
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