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Hi, this was a bit of an odd ball find for me. 13"x6", mixed media acrylic (I think) and snipped tins. One of the buildings has 'ARTN' and I swear it looks like the same letters made out of the clothes on the washing line?! Where is the location? Is it tourist art?! Thanks!

 

Are those planes in the sky? I live near an Air Force base and I see jets flying in pairs all the time.

It's a nice folksy work.

James.

 

Folk art....outsider art...........it's nice !

 

I thought they might be birds but you could be right!

 

That is nice. Folk art. Could be lots of places in Third World where soccer is played. Which bits are tin besides Coca-Cola?

Debora

 

Thanks! All of the buildings are tin. I've attached a top view to see this better.

 

How clever. The Coca-Cola tin would be easiest to identify.

Debora

 

Contemporary, charming and African IMO.

 

I’m pretty straight with art labels and IMO once a style is cranked out for export it’s no longer outsider but you could use that term if selling. I think primitive and naive are more accurate. Folk too.

 

I'd agree that "outsider" is a difficult art term to assign. Doesn't look African to my eye; my guess would be Caribbean.

Debora

 

Could be Caribbean but Africa has a long tradition with cut up metal embellishments on art and coke has such a long tradition in the country to the point that the easy way up Kilimanjaro is called the Coca Cola trail.

 

I didn't know that, interesting!

 

Do you think that could be Kilimanjaro in the background? I had a quick read of the history of the Coca Cola trail and see that many of the Chagga people are involved in the operations of expeditions and live on the southern base of the mountain. The website I'm reading says 'locals sold bottles of Coke and other drinks to hikers who took shelter in stationary sleeping huts along the trail on their way up the Tanzanian mountain'. So interesting!!

 

Kilimanjaro with village beneath.

Debora

 

Those were my thoughts but the folk art “little people bright color” tradition certainly is represented throughout the Caribbean too although I’ve never seen the metal embellishments on island art.

if you’re selling it on the internet you could call it “Ethnic Folk Naive Primitive Painting Black Soccer Coca Cola Art” although I don’t know if the use of Coca Cola could be a problem. See what others think.

If you’re keeping it, just enjoy-it’s charming.

 

Thanks so much for the help! My problem is, I buy things to sell on but end up liking them even more after I research them and want to keep for myself

 

Thanks everyone, you've been very helpful. This forum is wonderful for helping novices like myself learn!

 

I understand lol. Post back if you figure out country. I’m not much of a researcher.

 

OK I had to look...broke my own rules as I pretty much play my volunteering that I either know it or not as I’m forced to do constant art research for another gig which entails reading way too much “artspeak” criticism which gets real old to me real fast.

Sticking with Africa. It just didn’t look “Island” to me although there certainly are shared characteristics.

For info only:
https://www.nontando.com/township-painting-p-3035.html