Maurice Sullins

Capturing the essence of an environment without ever having set foot there is quite an incredible feat. An intuitive, almost subliminal connection to the universe would explain one’s ability to visualize and record the mystical sceneries that exist in other parts of the world. Maurice Sullins, celebrated by critics as “an artistic genius” and “one of the most important outsider artists of the 20th century,” had such capacity and graced us with his dreamlike visions of the universe, filled with poetry and color. His paintings, set in brilliantly imagined scenes in Tahiti, France, Spain and Chicago, often reference European or American masters. While he never copied other artists, he transformed and construed famous recognizable motifs into his own fresh and unique painterly language, believing his purpose was to continue their great work. Entirely self-taught and working in near isolation, he became a true master of his craft and developed a total command of color, composition and technique.  

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