George Melly 'A Tribe of One: Great Naïve Painters of the British Isles' 1981
“The first book to undertake an evaluation of Britain’s great naïve artists. In doing so he brings to our attention works so diverse as the humorously erotic paintings of Cleveland Brown, the painstaking and subtly coloured pictures of James Lloyd, the wild, expressionist and rhythmic paintings of James Dixon, the restrained, contemplative masterpieces of Alfred Wallis and the meticulously worked inscapes of Scottie Wilson. It is these five artists – Brown, Lloyd, Dixon, Wallis and Wilson whom George Melly has chosen as the subjects of his five leading essays. He also discusses a further six whose work he considers to merit inclusion. Together they illustrate his conviction that true naïve art is diverse; that it must be compulsive, primitive and childlike. Today, when naïve art is highly popular but critical voices have been raised against its commercialisation, this book, by providing a selection of artists of true talent and indicating the real value of naïve art, has an important role to play.” – Publisher’s text.
Title: 'A Tribe of One: Great Naive Painters of the British Isles'
Author: George Melly
Publisher: Oxford Illustrated Press
Publication date: 1981
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 80pp.
Condition: Fine
Stock number: RB00576
“The first book to undertake an evaluation of Britain’s great naïve artists. In doing so he brings to our attention works so diverse as the humorously erotic paintings of Cleveland Brown, the painstaking and subtly coloured pictures of James Lloyd, the wild, expressionist and rhythmic paintings of James Dixon, the restrained, contemplative masterpieces of Alfred Wallis and the meticulously worked inscapes of Scottie Wilson. It is these five artists – Brown, Lloyd, Dixon, Wallis and Wilson whom George Melly has chosen as the subjects of his five leading essays. He also discusses a further six whose work he considers to merit inclusion. Together they illustrate his conviction that true naïve art is diverse; that it must be compulsive, primitive and childlike. Today, when naïve art is highly popular but critical voices have been raised against its commercialisation, this book, by providing a selection of artists of true talent and indicating the real value of naïve art, has an important role to play.” – Publisher’s text.
Title: 'A Tribe of One: Great Naive Painters of the British Isles'
Author: George Melly
Publisher: Oxford Illustrated Press
Publication date: 1981
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 80pp.
Condition: Fine
Stock number: RB00576
“The first book to undertake an evaluation of Britain’s great naïve artists. In doing so he brings to our attention works so diverse as the humorously erotic paintings of Cleveland Brown, the painstaking and subtly coloured pictures of James Lloyd, the wild, expressionist and rhythmic paintings of James Dixon, the restrained, contemplative masterpieces of Alfred Wallis and the meticulously worked inscapes of Scottie Wilson. It is these five artists – Brown, Lloyd, Dixon, Wallis and Wilson whom George Melly has chosen as the subjects of his five leading essays. He also discusses a further six whose work he considers to merit inclusion. Together they illustrate his conviction that true naïve art is diverse; that it must be compulsive, primitive and childlike. Today, when naïve art is highly popular but critical voices have been raised against its commercialisation, this book, by providing a selection of artists of true talent and indicating the real value of naïve art, has an important role to play.” – Publisher’s text.
Title: 'A Tribe of One: Great Naive Painters of the British Isles'
Author: George Melly
Publisher: Oxford Illustrated Press
Publication date: 1981
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 80pp.
Condition: Fine
Stock number: RB00576