From street preachers to sermonizers of all persuasions, this exhibition will feature artists who use written words as an integral part of their art. Art can be used as a form of communication and self-taught artists often use text as a way to complete their message. Curator Matthew Arient states, "In the work of trained artists, many times the text takes on a secondary, deeper meaning that the viewer is supposed to understand. For untrained, self-taught artists, text many times takes on a much more literal aspect." You can see this literal message in the work of Reverend Howard Finster who used his paintings as a way to spread the gospel after he was told by a voice to paint "sacred art."
Added by Upcoming Robot on December 26, 2011