Folk Art Museum Profile

This is made with Ball Point Pen on GRAPH paper.

Living on the Upper West side, Lincoln Center students enjoy the luxury of being surrounded by tons of artistic venues that are all within walking distance. A recent outing of mine met me with a fantastic discovery of the Folk Art Museum. Located at the corner of Columbus and 66th, the museum is literally a 5 min walk from campus. Better yet, the admission is free/donation based, so students can enjoy the exhibition of quality art work at the fraction of a cost!

The current exhibit being featured at this quaint little museum is titled "Jubilation|Rumination: Life, Real and Imagined". The work featured makes commentary on the blurred lines of reality and imagination. As described on their website:

"Life is not lived in black and white: reality may have the tinge of dreams

and dreams an air of reality. This provocative tension exists between the experiential nature of early American folk art and the fantastical imagery it often displays—between what is real and what is imagined. The same is true of the work of contemporary self-taught artists, which may introduce unique—and sometimes puzzling—expressions that illuminate the iconoclastic nature that is the flip side of the collective American psyche."

Most of the pieces in the exhibit incorporate an array of mixed media. From bottle caps to scrap fabrics, these unexpected materials make the art all the more fascinating and inventive. The series portrays art from 'outsider' artists, or self-taught artists, and gives interesting insight into the minds of these contemporary alternative creators.

This exhibit is running from now until September 2, so I highly suggest that you visit this fantastic display of folk artwork after you do a wonderful tour at the Lincoln Center Campus!

These little guys are made of bottle caps!