I first saw Howard Finster's work for R.E.M. (right) and the Talking Heads (left) back in the '80s, not to mention his unforgettable cameo appearance in "Athens, Ga.: Inside/Out" (celebrating what had to have been one of the greatest college towns and creative communities ever on the face of the planet!), when he recounted his vision at the age of 60 of seeing one of his own fingers, dirtied with tractor paint, speak to him and instruct him to "make sacred art."
I don't personally see eye-to-eye with much about Finster, but I have to admit that I can't help but love his art: glimpses of the everyday infused with such an intense spirtuality that reminds me much of the genuine faith permeating early medieval art... Enjoy!
"Everyone loves the Reverend Howard Finster: Finster was the creator of Paradise Gardens Park & Museum, a product of all his folk art and Chattooga County's largest tourist attraction..."
I don't personally see eye-to-eye with much about Finster, but I have to admit that I can't help but love his art: glimpses of the everyday infused with such an intense spirtuality that reminds me much of the genuine faith permeating early medieval art... Enjoy!
"Everyone loves the Reverend Howard Finster: Finster was the creator of Paradise Gardens Park & Museum, a product of all his folk art and Chattooga County's largest tourist attraction..."
(from growabrain)
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