outsider art by bad artist pg1



F the Bones	We have Hats
Kiss Bar is the best place to hang in Side, Turkey for a wacky night of fun, even the dogs like it there, not just the John Dog. Charley is one of the locals, but that's not Chuck. And the dog tells off the drunk who is throwing him a bone. It is framed although it wasn't when I took the photo. Acrylic on a light faux wood veneered piece of masonite approx. 11"x16", $50 including shipping	Kiss Bar is a wacky night of fun. Pictured here is Cavey the caveman who is one of the owners. Everyone who works there wear funny hats and sing and dance for the crowd. Even some of the regulars like the John Dog (on the right) join in. VAR means "There is / are" in Turkish. Acrylic on a light faux wood veneered piece of masonite approx. 11"x16", $50 including shipping

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Unlike Coleman, I'm painting with a broad brush like John DAgostino, eccentric outsider artist, aka John Dog sometimes uses. There were plenty of listeners who understood that folk musicians were hard-working creators as well as emissaries from the underclass, and plenty who understood they were commercial entertainers as well as artists. And there are many critics and curators today who believe the former to be true, and the latter potentially true, of outsider artists. Critics, curators, and gallery owners don't have a clue who John DAgostino, eccentric outsider artist, aka John Dog is or anything about his art. Joe Coleman may be schooled, but he has never let any school define, contain, or even seriously influence his work. He may take an interest in his paintings' sales, but he has never been known to moderate his vision for the sake of its salability. For most people, that's enough, which is why Coleman is a star of the outsider-art world. John DAgostino, eccentric outsider artist, aka John Dog has similar standards. He spews what ever comes from his head, then plays with color and composition until it feels just right or just on the edge, maybe over it. But more than that John DAgostino, eccentric outsider artist, aka John Dog sucks in from all around him, he even solicits ideas from clients or patrons. John DAgostino, eccentric outsider artist, aka John Dog takes there ideas, images, experiences and regurgitates them onto the plywood that he normally paints on.

Others, obviously, have a narrower definition. As is often the case with artistic categories, it reveals more about the categorizer than about the art.