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Michel Delgado is a self-taught artist who grew up in Senegal on the west coast of Africa.  He is considered to be one of the most visionary Brut artists of our generation. He now lives in Key West, Florida where he applies his unique narrative vision to a variety of mediums... Artist 's  Statement Growing up in Senegal, on the west coast of Africa, life and art shared the same space. They were indistinguishable. As a young boy in Dakar I learned that art is the tool I have for a direct and honest conversation with my own heart. Art always has been my rescuer, my liberator – creatively, emotionally, spiritually. I’m a self-taught painter, able to create in any media, always painting work that is straightforward and personal, work coming from a place within me that is constantly loud and growing. My work has been called naïve: I fill my canvases with intense and basic colors, crisply painted shapes, and meticulous detail; I make work without conventional representational techniques; my work is free of metaphor, irony, and paradox. I paint straightforward narratives, stories of my journey and memories of everyday experiences. Everything I create and paint comes through my relationship with the world around me, my direct response to my fantasies, my wonder and my spiritual growth. No journey in my life remains as straightforward as painting. UPCOMING EVENTS   ART SHOWS Port Clinton Art Festival Highland Park, IL August 27-28, 2011 http://www.amdurproductions.com St. Louis Arts Festival St. Louis, MO September 9-11, 2011 http://www.culturalfestivals.com/ Rittenhouse Square Fine Arts Show Philadelphia, PA September 16-18, 2011 http://www.rittenhousesquareart.org/ Plaza Art Fair Country Club Plaza Kansas City, MO September 23-25, 2011 http://peaceworkskc.org/unplaza.html Kentuck Festival of the Arts Kentuck Park, 3501 5th Street Northport, AL October 15-16, 2011 http://www.kentuck.org/festival.html Contemporary Art Fair Javits Center New York City November 18, 19 & 20 http://americanartmarketing.com/shows.htm For more information contact Michel at 305-923-7673. *More 2011 Upcoming Shows Will be Listed The first book by Michel Delgado. Order this book now! $30 including shipping & handling View Michel's Gum Art Video on CurrentTV View Michel's Installation Video "Terror of the Soul" Order this complete film now! $60 including shipping & handling   View Michel's Gum Paintings     Copyright © 2007 Michel Delgado. It is forbidden to use the images on this web site for commercial purposes without the permission of Michel Delgado. Electric Island Web Services