The mesmerizing image pictured above was created by self-taught, Argentine artist Julia Sisi, whose vibrant visionary aesthetic is featured in the current issue of Raw Vision Magazine. Several more images of faces that I came upon while visiting the Outsider Art Fair 2019 at the Metropolitian Pavilion in Chelsea follow:
Self-taught Japanese painter Issei Nishimura, Copy, Acrylic, colored gesso, linen on plywood, 2013
Pure Vision Arts Queens-based artist Roy Gabbay, Untitled, Acrylic on board, 2017
Self-taught UK-based artist Stephen Goddard , Linda, oil on panel, 2016
Self-taught Japanese artist Masayoshi Hanawa, Untitled
The late African-American self-taught artist Mose Tolliver, George Washington, Housepaint on found wood
Photos by Lois Stavsky