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The tradition of primitive art is very well established in Europe and North America, and today, many artists who paint in a naive style have actually received formal art training and are very well represented by major galleries worldwide. Naive or primitive art is generally the work of artists who lack formal training. It is characterised by a simplicity and honesty that is reminiscent of childhood vision. Often its proponents come to the practice of painting late in life after a working life often in a labour intensive activity. Conventional academic practices are typically ignored, and rather a child-like approach to depicting their subjects is evident, along with the use of a bright colour palette.
Australia has a group of well recognised naive painters, including Sam Byrne and Henri Bastin. It was during the late 1960s and the 1970s that these Australian naÔve artists began to draw wide ranging admiration and their works were being exhibited widely throughout the country. To find out more about Australian naÔve art, please refer to two major publications on the subject. Ref: Bianca McCulloch, ëAustralian Naive Paintersí,1977 and Geoffrey Lehmann and Charles Blackman, ëAustralian Primitive Paintersí 1977. |
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