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fromColossal
19 hours ago

Drawn to Synbols, Michael McGrath Conjures Uncanny Narratives

Disembodied heads, eyes, and hands meet spindly trees, dragonflies, and vibrant blossoms in the folk-art inspired works of Michael McGrath. Based in Rhinebeck, New York, McGrath melds a variety of media-most pieces contain a mixture of graphite, ink, and oil and acrylic paints-into dynamic compositions suffuse with mystery. Recurring symbols and objects lend themself to a distinctive visual language that captures both the wondrous and puzzling.
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fromwww.artnews.com
3 weeks ago

6 Works to Know by Grandma Moses

Grandma Moses' primitive paintings nostalgically preserved vanishing rural American life, gaining mass public adoration despite art-establishment distance.
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fromItsnicethat
3 weeks ago

Abigail Rai's pictorial narratives are indebted to her globe-trotting upbringing

Illustrator Abigail Rai transforms experiences across Nepal and the Himalayas into comics and a tarot deck blending rural folk art, mythology, nature, and hand-crafted techniques
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fromwww.remodelista.com
1 month ago

On Our Mood Boards: 5 Festive, Not-Seen-Everywhere Decor Ideas

Five creative holiday-decor ideas include paper streamers, Polish pajaki, a paint-brush menorah, handmade paper vessels with candleholders, and brass ornamented trees.
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fromPortland Monthly
1 month ago

Christmas Special: The Gay Folk Art of Jeffry Mitchell

Jeffry Mitchell uses folk art traditions to create gay domestic tableaux that transform household decoration into autobiographical, secular totems celebrating queer normalcy.
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