Saturday, May 10, 2025
Tropical Idyll (Weird Gritty Paint on Strangely-Shaped Canvas)
This almost seemed a bit like Impasto, but the paint was too even. So I guess the paint was just kinda gritty, or the canvas itself was kinda rough-textured. The frame of this canvas is old, like OLD old, and the top edge was quite warped. I think (?) this is/was Caribbean local amateur art intended for the tourist trade, done sometimes in the 60s. Which would categorize this as Comercial Art which is not allowed at the (V)VAG according to the by-laws of the most recent "(Value) Village Art Gallery Non Profit Trust" Committee meeting. But: I also don't know, for a fact, that's what this is. There was no price tag or identification on the back, which would usually (though not always) be present in a case such as Commercial Regional Tourist Market-type Art. Sooooo until I know for sure, this thing stays. Mainly because it's so freaking weird.
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