A massive
creative vortex has fecundated
in Lucas Kansas and its
Grassroots Art Center.
The Grassroots Art Center
is the permanent home of
many superb examples
of
"intuitive art." "Intuitive
Art"
is also known as "art
brut," "non-traditional
folk art," "self-taught
art," "visionary
art," or "outsider
art." Intuitive artists
typically execute their
own unique personal vision
and seldom influence
the mainstream art world.
For some inscrutable reason,
nearly all Intuitive Art
is sculpture.
The Lucas
Grassroots Art Center is
under the able direction
of Rosslyn Schultz.
The Lucas Arts and Humanites Council Board of Directors operates the
Grassroots Art Center.
Some artists
exhibited at the Lucas Grassroots
Art Center:
-
Ed Root: Concrete sculpture
with embedded glass and
stone
-
Inez Marshall:
carved native limestone sculpture
-
Herman Divers: sculpture
made entirely from
beverage pull-tabs
-
Lawrence
Reynolds: recycled shipping
crates and scrap metal
sculpture
-
M.T. Ligget: scrap metal
totem poles
-
Mri
Pilar: various recycled
material sculptures.
Especially interesting
are modified
Barbie dolls called "ReBarbs" and
the
space alien room called
the "ISIS
Chapel
at the Garden of ISIS."
-
Florence Deeble: Outdoor
colored
concrete postcard scenes.
The Grassroots
Art Center contains one the
best collections of Intuitive
Art anywhere. Well worth
the visit.
Visit the Grassroots
Art Center, Lucas, Kansas
web site.
When in
Lucas, Kansas, be sure to
also visit the Garden
of Eden.
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