Outsider Art

[albear_garni]

We subscribe to the New York Times print version.  Problem is, I don't have time to read it during the week, but David does.  So, I save up all the sections so I can read them on Sundays here in Willits.

Going through Thursday's Arts section I read an article about a current day "outsider" artist named Morgan Monceaux.  He's a 63 year old black man who has obviously been through a lot in his life, and has now found some his calling as an artist.  He's painted portraits of all the presidents.

What's most interesting about the article is what I think is not said directly.  In the main photo he is sitting in front of a large painting of his, depicting a group of men clad mostly in leather fetish gear.  And in the article, it's noted that he is HIV positive, and he refers to himself as having a "daddy gut."   I did the math!

You can find the article here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/arts/design/19morg.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=From%20undiscovered%20to%20rediscovered&st=cse