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this week in outsider art features a 2,000 year old necklace, a well-deserved museum acquisition, the oddfellows, iranian art, and other world.y wonders from timothy wyllie

Nov 17, 2024

THIS WEEK IN OUTSIDER ART

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**UNKNOWN ARTIST/MAKER** Mosaic Bead for Necklace (1st Century CE; Eastern Mediterranean) // Glass; approx. 1.2 × 1.5 cm, 2 to 3 grams via *Getty Museum*

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**KAY LE SEELLEUR ARA** When he died, Felix the Great was so heavy, that he had to be hoisted by a posse of pussy angels up into Pussy Heaven (2023) courtesy the artist and now in the *Chippenham Museum Art Collection*

**ARTIST UNIDENTIFIED** Independent Order of Odd Fellows Grave Marker (1875–1925) // Metal; 21 3/8 × 3 × 1 3/8" via *American Folk Art Museum*

**TIMOTHY WYLLIE** Dolphin Healing (date unknown) // Prismacolor on handmade paper, artist frame; 11 1/2 × 9 1/4 in (29.2 × 23.5 cm) via *New Discretions*

**SIROO** via *Morteza Zahedi and Sarvenaz Farsian of Gallery Outsiderinn*

See more works by Siroo, inspired by her dreams and nightmares, made out of handwoven pieces, and collages using spray paint.

**LEWIS SMITH** Daggers! (with Baseball Bats on Reverse) (date unknown) // Ink on Mrs. H A Winkleman's mail; 9 9/16" x 8 5/16" via *Critical Eye Finds*

**JOSEPH E. YOAKUM** Flying Saucer in 1958 (no date) // Purple and blue felt-tip pen, pastel, colored pencil, and blue ballpoint pen on paper; 11 7/8 × 9 5/8 in. (30.2 × 24.5 cm) via *The Art Institute of Chicago*

**RAQUEL PRECIADO** Horse Escape from Farm (2020) // Mixed media on paper; 12 inches x 18 inches via *Tierra Del Sol Gallery*

**DELLA MAE BRIDGES** "Grandmother's Dream" variation — "Trip Around the World" (1970s) // Cotton and polyester knits; 82 x 88 inches via *Souls Grown Deep Foundation*

“What if Dog Was One of Us” by **Gabrielle K Brown in collaboration with Nathan Hollis** // *Featured in the "Faces In The Crowd" FolkArtwork exhibit -- available for purchase*

**MANUEL GRACIANO CARDOSO** Double Sided Sculpture (1990s; Brazil) via *Mariposa Arts*

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FEATURED ARTIST OF THE WEEK

**IAN FELICE** The theatre of thereafter (2024) // Oil on canvas; 38” x 38” via *the artist*

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My art history students are currently learning about Ancient Roman mosaics. Last week, I had them look up mosaics from the Getty Museum for a little research and inspiration for their projects they will be starting this week. While I’m excited for them, and they’re somewhat enthusiastic about it, I became very excited for myself after I stumbled upon this Ancient Roman mosaic that is one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen.

“This necklace consists of 29 irregular globular mosaic face beads and one face pendant. Around the central part of each bead are mosaic florets representing female faces that in most cases alternate with florets with geometrical patterns, arranged in a band.“ — Getty Museum

The faces, the colors, the age and how they’ve seemingly melted over time is just out of this world. Each bead is made of class and measures roughly 1.2 × 1.5 cm in size and weighs about 2 to 3 grams.

**UNKNOWN ARTIST/MAKER** Mosaic Beads and Necklace (1st Century CE; Eastern Mediterranean)

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This necklace very likely served as a funerary piece for someone of great status or wealth. Not too dissimilar to Ancient Egyptians, the Romans had their own mourning customs, which included the use of jewelry. Gurial grounds of dating back to Ancient Rome have revealed bodies found buried with elaborate jewelry and glass necklaces.

Earlier this year, per Smithsonian Magazine, “an ancient Roman burial ground filled with treasure has been discovered in central Italy. Along with nearly 70 skeletons interred in carefully constructed graves, researchers found precious jewelry, leather goods, pottery and coins”.

Whoever this necklace belonged too, they had good taste and an even better jeweler!

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Shout out to my children for the excellent photos and thanks to Little Village Mag for the write up about “Faces In The Crowd”, the first ever Folk Artwork show and how I stumbled into this beautiful world of self-taught and outsider art! Oh and thanks to my wonderful wife for all the support and for taking the one good one where you can see all of me and the magazine.

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Reneesha Mccoy is a self-taught artist experimenting with acrylic paint, oil pastels, colored pencils, ink, and paint markers. A central theme in her abstract work is the celebration of life and nature, particularly in relation to the female body. Drawing from personal experience, she explores the physical and emotional changes of childbirth, and her artistic process involves studying female anatomy and presenting it in new, conceptual ways.

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