Outsider Art

A classic example of whimsical folk art done with raw and unbridled emotion for Israel and Judaism. Done in a Naive manner with beautiful Hebrew calligraphy drawing and vintage autom...

This one is 2 sided with the Brooklyn Bridge on one side and Angkor Wat on the other side. (Angkor is one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia. Stretching over some 400 km2, including forested area, Angkor Archaeological Park contains the magnificent remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire, from the 9th to the 15th century. They include the famous Temple of Angkor Wat and, at Angkor Thom, the Bayon Temple with its countless sculptural decorations.) Tom Carapic (born 1939), full name Tomislav Sava Čarapić, is an artist who specialises in found object artwork. He also does street art. A prominent Outsider Artist he was a featured artist in the American Visionary Art Museum's End is Near Exhibit. His work was also featured in the exhibition catalog. His work has been sold at Slotin Folk Art. Carapic was born in Velisevac, Serbia (then Kingdom of Yugoslavia). He was educated at a military school in Herzegovina in the 1950s, and served as a sergeant in the Yugoslav People's Army. Afterwards he was denied a college education, possibly because he was not a member of the Communist Party, illegally crossed into Italy in 1961, and, from there, emigrated to the United States. In 1965, he began attending classes at the New York Art Students League, but dropped out soon afterwards, eventually attending the Wilfred Academy of Beauty Culture. He was unable, however, to find steady beauty parlor employment, and worked in menial labor while attending classes in Spanish Education at Manhattan Community College. Due to a problem with accreditation, he was forced to switch to classes in the field of studio art. There he experienced hallucinatory visions that explained his repeated failures to obtain a degree. In the late 1970s, Carapic began experiencing more hallucinatory visions; claiming that his degree problems were caused when "the evil marriage bureau massed the troops" against his college and proceeded with "an Air force bombardment" of the school. After receiving other visitations, he began making and showing his art. Most of his art is centered on found objects, most famously computer keyboards, especially those by IBM. Most of his art consists of these objects, marked with black Sharpie markers, and with green thumbprints and handprints along the objects. His most famous exhibit in New York City is "Big Bang Theory," a doomsday warnings painted on computer keyboards and shoes and construction debris. Bears similarity to the Art Brut movement made famous by Jean Dubuffet. He was inluded in The End is Near! an exhibit which included an unprecedented group of noted thinkers, from His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Stephen Jay Gould to Reverend Howard Finster and Apocalypse culture expert ,Adam Parfrey, visionary artists brought together by curator, Roger Manley, for an amazing exhibition at the American Visionary Art Museum, the world’s largest ever mounted on the subjects of Apocalypse, Millennium, and Utopia. The End is Near! featuredwork from the following visionary artists amongst others: William Adkins Z.B. Armstrong Bill Bruley Frank Bruno Harry Leroy Brunson Tom Carapic Pierre Carbonel Howard Finster Tim Fowler Mary Mac Franklin Victor Joseph Gatto Robert Gie Patrick Gimel Hugo Hempel Oskar Herzberg Vojislav Jakic Norbert Kox Charles Keeling Lassiter...

An original acrylic on board by Israeli American outsider artist Robert (Bobby) Sellers. Benjaman Gallery recently acquired the estate of the artist.

In 2018, I became a painter. An artist. I am a product of the '70s and I spent my life in the fine state of New Jersey—the most wonderful state of them all. As a result of stuff th...

Gérard Cambon was born in 1960 in Toulouse (Fr). He has a degree in political science and is a self-taught artist. In the earlier years of his life practiced and experimented with c...

Signed lower left. In this richly imaginative painting by Julian Nemethy reimagines the Hudson River day liner not merely as a vessel of transport, but as a dreamscape in motion. The steamboat, rendered with meticulous precision, glides through a river that shimmers magically—beneath a sky alive with imaginative playful clouds Nemethy’s signature style is on full display: whimsical flourishes, exaggerated perspectives, and a near-naïve attention to detail that invites the viewer into a world where nostalgia and fantasy intertwine. The day liner becomes a symbol of freedom and wonder, a floating stage for the American imagination. It’s a celebration of movement, memory, and the enduring romance of the Hudson. Contemporary artist Julian Nemethy is the son of artist Albert Nemethy, and his work can be distinguished from that of his father by the use of fantastical elements, extreme use of color and detail, and whimsical touches. Julian Nemethy is one of the many artists in the Nemethy family. Born in Hungary, his parents fled the Communist regime in the mid-1950s when Julian was a small child. He was one of six siblings who were raised by their father. In high school, Julian taught himself to paint, and felt he had found his vocation. In the 1980s, he moved to the Smokey Mountains of...

Scott likes to think of his work as what it might look like if an overly observant 5 year old kid from New Jersey left hieroglyphics for alien life forms to discover. A mixture of ...

Scott likes to think of his work as what it might look like if an overly observant 5 year old kid from New Jersey left hieroglyphics for alien life forms to discover. A mixture of Sc...

Early Morning, Serengeti Search is inspired by Jan Coutts's travels to the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Conservation areas of Tanzania. Mixed media triptych on...

Hilda Arvey started painting at the age of 70. Self Taught, Art Brut, Outsider artist. Mother of celebrated Chicago artist Phyllis Kresnoff.

An original acrylic painting by Isreali outsider artist Robert (Bobby) Sellers. This painting is currently featured in the Benjaman Gallery exhibit F...

"Touch of Spring" is an original oil painting on wood by Robert Richter. The artist signed the piece on the back. This painting depicts a landscape view at the beginning of spring an...

Gérard Cambon was born in 1960 in Toulouse (Fr). He has a degree in political science and is a self-taught artist. In the earlier years of his life practiced and experimented with c...

"Avacado" is an original oil painting on wood by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter. It is signed on the back, and the frame was created and hand-carved by the artist, which makes it an...

Born in 1940 in Shostka, Ukraine, Konstantin Bokov immigrated to New York City in 1974.Born the son of Viktor Bokov, the well known poet who perished in the Soviet gulag, Konstantin Bokov was an accordion player and sheep-herderbefore he became a self-taught artist and expelled dissident. When he appeared at the Morin-Miller Gallery in 1978 bearing a painting of a Tropicana juice carton, Carmen Morin brought it home. Jack Miller remembers his reaction: "We don't buy art, we sell it!" --- then their personal collection of Bokov's work grew to over a hundred pieces. Many paintings, sketches, collages and recycle assemblages were done, It's been said that Bokov’s canvases and recycled pieces offer an image of New York that is both a scathing critique and profession of love. This is especially evident in his pieces "Manhattan Madness (Road Repair)" and his Statue of Liberty series...

Gérard Cambon was born in 1960 in Toulouse (Fr). He has a degree in political science and is a self-taught artist. In the earlier years of his life practiced and experimented with collage and model making. Later, with an interest in old machines and patinas he started collecting old and used objects, tools, and fragments of items whose previous lives remained obvious. When he travels, one of his greatest pleasures is to find materials in antique shops or ironmongeries. In 1994, he began creating Locomobiles and reliefs and presented them to the public for the first time at “La Jeune Peinture,” a Parisian art fair. In 1995 , he stayed during 8 months in the hospital for eight months (leukaemia) where he began preparing and creating plans for new Locomobiles and reliefs. As his health improved, he committed himself to his artwork and during the same year met a Parisian gallery owner who decided to organize a solo show for him, Le Galerie Beatrice Soulie in Saint Germain des Pres. He has shown his work since 1996 in Paris and since 2000 in the United States (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle). He is currently being shown by galleries in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg , Denmark, and the United States. He keeps on trying out new materials (fabric, leather, glass, plants, metals,…) that he integrates into his bas-reliefs: traction engines...

Steven H. Rehfeld (American, born 1954) "Young Woman and Vase", 2015 Oil Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the back of the painting. About the Artist: Steven is now on...

Signed and dated on reverse oil on wood panel . This work had a rough surface texture. Some similarity to Botero quality

Original ink and gouache cello with sketch White wooden frame with plastic protection 32.5 x 42.5 x 3.5 cm

Original ink and gouache cello with sketch White wooden frame with plastic protection 42.5 x 32.5 x 3.5 cm

Pastel on toned paper. Whimsical, imaginative , surreal, humor, folk, vivid, playful, evocative, fantasy, self taught, mentor style of Max Beckmann, Francisco Goya, Willem DeKooning, Philip Guston, Marsden Hartley, Albert Pinkham Ryder...

*ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagina...

Daniel Johnston was a prolific visual artist and musician. He gained a cult following in the 1990s when Kurt Cobain wore a T-shirt with the artist’s frog illustration from his Hi, Ho...

J Ivcevich's abstract mixed media piece, Untitled (Silver Tree Mandala), is a hypnotic array of colors and refractions. The rich orange rust bounces against the deep sapphire of the ...

Eddy Bogaert (b. 1985, New York, NY) is a mixed media neo-pop artist who specializes in acrylic paint and resin. He describes his works as a “chaotic balance” between the sublime and...

Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition ...

Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Justin McCarthy (American, 1891-1977) Marking(s); notes: markings Country of origin; materials: USA; paint on wood panel Dimensions: 16″h, 24″w Additio...

Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagination, wry wit and fear...

"Home from Work" by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter is an oil painting on wood, signed on the verso. The frame was created and hand-carved by the artist, making it an integral part o...

Acrylic and mixed media. Measurements include 1/2 in spacing between each panel.

Acrylic mixed media collage

Acrylic paint on paper Signed lower right

Mixed media, acrylic and found objects.

Textile painting hand-embroidered Unique work Hand-signed and dated lower right by the artist “I sew like some people recite mantras. I don't decide anything in advance. Images emer...

Polaroid transfer, unique 1/1 print.

Polaroid transfer, unique 1/1 print.

Acrylic, dye, pencil on canvas.

With elements of surrealism and fantasy, this is a soft pastel painting on toned archival paper. It is part of an ongoing series of work by the artist depicting humorous observations...

Oil paint

Acrylic

Two separate works, sold together

Acrylic

Acrylic

Acrylic and spray paint

Oil on board

Acrylic

Acyrlic

Acrylic

Oil paint

Acrylic

Oil paint

Acrylic

Acrylic

Acrylic and spray paint

Acrylic Work made in collaboration with artist Rob Banks