Naïve-Style Illustrations

The frankness of works by Henri Rousseau and André Bauchant can be described as child-like. Although perceived as simplistic in nature the perspective is more flat and its expression more rudimentary than other artworks produced in the first decades of the 20th century. The question then is asked – why? Later referred to as Naïve-style art, its origins lie post-Impressionism 19th century France, corresponding to works made by an artist with no formal training in an art school or academy. By deforming perspective, color and modifying reality, this movement sought to escape from what was perceived as the insincere sophistication of art created within the traditional system. Naïve artists are sometimes referred to as modern primitives but equally this shift from tradition also led to taught artists employing an aesthetic but also a different label – modern primitive art. The medium does not even have to be paint to render the simplicity of this style as seen in the illustrated works within our own selections. The likes of Peter De Boer focuses on the subject of nature and landscape in everyday life - conveying the dangers of humanity and nature interacting, his simple perspective highlighting the dangers both can inflict on the other. Whilst Menashe Kadishman also pulls from nature using the animal as the subject to highlight his own past and ultimately that naïve art as a style is a truly sincere one.

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Naïve-Style Illustrations

Coccinelle

Chien heureux

Fun et cool

The ephemeral purity III

Freedom

Cool et free

Vive les fleurs et le son

Vive les fleurs et les lapins jaunes

B2 Porto di Camogli

C1 Sestri

A3 Burano

B3 Inverno a Burano

B4 Lago Maggiore

C2 Barche a Camogli

Valsesia (Colors)

Valsesia (black and red)

Camogli

Tdm S

Tdm J13

Vive les fleurs J25

Guspirus in the green

A Séville

Je suis fauché

T'es chou

On ne fume pas

Le maillot jaune

Marilyn

La Féria

Untitled

Chemin 4

Marty

Les Toits de Paris

La Dolce Vita de nuit

Le Kiosque à Chien

Mega City

Life Cycle

Spects of Future

Jazz III

City sky view

Tropical Bliss

Léonardo

Hélène et Ménélas

Vive les fleurs multicolores et cool

Vive les fleurs multicolores

Vive les fleurs dans un vase

Hombres

Morning Breeze

Secret soul II

Silent Scene I

Flowers III

Flowers

Magic Nature

Vive les fleurs ?

Vive les totems

Untitled

Guspirus in love

You and I

Mon Paris 18ème

'La' Père

'Le' Fille

'Le' Mère

Pug

Vive les fleurs, les cocktails & dream

Sophie

'La' Fils

"La" Grand-Père