 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
Born and raised in Fairfax county, Virginia, Scott often spent time drawing while growing up. Despite his inherent artistic talent, however, he never seriously considered a career as an artist. Instead, he opted for the more practical life of a carpenter, and eventually moved to Florida to escape the harsh Northern winters and work in a more temperate climate.
In 1990, Scott survived a major construction accident that resulted in a severe cervical spinal cord injury. After a prolonged period of physical rehabilitation, and no small amount of emotional and spiritual healing, he found that he now had plenty of time for creative pursuits. With limited fine motor function, Scott initially sought expression through poetry. Over time, his interest in art was re-awakened, and he labored to overcome physical limitations in order to hone his craft, ultimately finding his voice with pastel and mixed media. Not long after, Scott discovered a second passion in scuba diving, and as a world full of barriers suddenly vanished, a whole new world bursting with rich colors and bold shapes sparked his imagination, moving him to paint what he had seen. Drawing abundant inspiration from his world beneath the waves, Scott conjures whimsical visions of aquatic and island wildlife that transport the viewer to an island paradise. Scott splits his time between home studios in Ormond Beach, Florida, and Little Cayman, in the Cayman Islands. His work is currently exhibited at The Zone Gallery in Daytona Beach, FL, and is also available as limited edition signed and numbered prints on watercolor paper or canvas. For further information, or to purchase prints, please email. |
|
Taken from Artlex Art Dictionary:
Naive Art or Naïve Art - The style of naive painting is characterized by a careful, simplifying approach, non-scientific perspective, bright colors, and often, an enchantingly literal depiction of imaginary scenes. Although not following any particular movement or aesthetic, naive painters have been a continuing international phenomenon and influence since the beginning ot the twentieth century. The term usually refers to works produced by artists (also called naifs or naïfs) who had no formal training. Some trained artists, however, have deliberately affected a naive style. Among the artists whose work may be called naive, Henri Rousseau (French, 1844-1910) is the most famous. His nickname, "Le Douanier," refers to his employment as a toll-collector when he took up painting as a spare-time occupation. Rousseau's simplicity and naivety were notorious, his paintings childlike, non-naturalistic, and brightly colored. His pictures are appealing in their directness and depth, and in some ways are very sophisticated, their design and colors worked out in great detail. Their apparent affinity with non-Western art and their bold expressive qualities made them appealing to the early modernists searching for new forms of expression. The art of naive artists is sometimes referred to as primitive, but is now most commonly called outsider art and folk art. Primitive - Early or undeveloped; simple. Caution: what one person interprets as primitive is likely to be interpreted by some as sophisticated in other ways. Such things are relative. Some prefer the term "primal." Primitive should not be confused with naive, folk, or outsider art, although some artists have intentionally made art so that it will display qualities of primitive art. Folk Art - Art made by people who have had little or no formal schooling in art. Folk artists usually make works of art with traditional techniques and content, in styles handed down through many generations, and often of a particular region. Paintings, sculptures, ceramics, metalwork, costume, tools, and other everyday objects all may be folk art. Outsider Art or Outsiders - Strictly interpreted, outsider art refers to works by those outside of mainstream society. In the United States, outsider art broadly includes folk and ethnic art as well as by prisoners, the mentally ill and others neither trained in art nor making their works to sell them. In Europe, outsider art is more narrowly interpreted as art by the mentally disturbed. The term naive art was once applied to this work, but is no longer considered current. Because fewer and fewer people are sufficiently isolated to be truly outsiders, most are either mentally ill or working far from urban art scenes. Also see art brut, folk art, and obsession. |
©2011 S.W. Goldy