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| What? |
We are the next generation of folk/outsider/primitive artists. For the most
part we are not old, Black or uneducated…although that is debatable. Most of us
reluctantly carry on the tradition of poverty while making works of art that are
affordable.
While some of us might have training, we all have an overwhelming energy that
manifests into various forms of art -- art that often defies categorization, and
is certainly outside the scholastic/gallery scene. Because we are outside of the
rigid confines of the fine art scene, we choose to work and show in the arena
of folk art. We are inspired by artists and visionaries such as Howard Finster,
Minnie Evans, Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Bernice Sims, and R.A. Miller. Our works are
rarely limited to the materials found in art supply stores -- instead we morph
found objects (some call it trash, we call it re-cycling), affordable materials,
and minimal technology into the objects of our expression. |
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| Who-Ha? |
Most of us are odd ducks. Our works represent the spirit of the celebration
of life. Some of it is spiritual, some biblical. Some is visionary, some is introspective.
Heroes are lauded, villains are celebrated. Some is funny, some is not. Mostly
it is about self-expression. We do this because we have to, because our souls
would die with the confinement of non-expression. |
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| Da-Da? |
Because anything goes, from hubcaps to silver spoons, from the devil to Christ
to Elvis. Landscapes, to portraits to things that don't have a name yet. Click
here for an explanation of da-da-ism. We have been called intuitive artists,
outsider artists, self-taught artists and folk artists. This band of "odd ducks"
has chosen the name Who-ha Da-Da to help define our position in art history. |
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