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A talk at The Harris about British Folk Art.
The seas bigger than the house.
Alfred Wallis didn’t use perspective; the bigger a thing, the more important.
Could The Harris Open, in future, be re-christened The Harris Folk Art Exhibition? It could but the institution may then have to exclude any one who has had some formal art education – if that’s there definition.
“the efforts of amateurs…..” from Latin amator, a lover, to love
It seems like folk art maybe “a way in”, an inspiration. “This is a painting of” – Magritte; George Smart – Andy Warhol and large objects – Claus Oldenberg.
It is in institutions own interest to keep categories alive, to protect itself.
Fees exclude.
Self organise, so, self organ eyes, os, operating system…..
fellowship
A definition of folk is “people in general”.
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