Art world links which caught my eye…
Ron’s Place: A fireplace in the shape of a minotaur’s head
Some are offended by the description “outsider art,” which is usually made by self taught artists without any influence from the official art world. Sometimes the outsider artist has some kind of mental condition, sometimes they are just inspired craftsmen.
In the UK, an outsider artist turned his home into his version of an ancient temple, and now his installation has been granted protected status by the government.
“The former residence of outsider artist Ron Gittins in Birkenhead, a town in Merseyside, the U.K., has received Grade II listing by the country’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport, giving it protected status.
“From the outside, 8 Silverdale Road—known colloquially as “Ron’s Place”—looks like an ordinary, Victorian-style villa. The interior, however, is a different story. Gittins, a self-employed artist who passed away in 2019, spent more than 30 years transforming his home into what some news outlets have described as a ‘fantasy world.’
“Gittins turned his hallway into an Egyptian temple, complete with hand-painted hieroglyphs, crafted two fireplaces in the shape of a lion’s head and minotaur’s head, respectively, and even installed a Roman bread oven. An outsider artist who never received training from an accredited art institution or associated with anyone in the art world, he built Ron’s Place with skills and knowledge that he acquired himself.”
Lion Fireplace
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