We are headed to Europe.

Sept 26 - Jan 3 at Galerie Atelier Herenplaats, the Outsider Art lab hosting over 40 outsider artists, has invited Jon to feature at their new exhibition: How to Draw a Cactus. 

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Jon Sarkin and the Question of “Good” Art: Tracing the Mind of an Outsider Visionary When is art considered “good”? This age-old question has long sparked debates among artists, curators, critics, and audiences alike. But some artists challenge the very foundation of this question. Jo...

Jon Sarkin and the Question of “Good” Art: Tracing the Mind of an Outsider Visionary

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Front page of Wicked Local today!

Jon drew nonstop for 30+ years, now the town is coming together to honor his legacy.

See the archive:
jonsarkin.com/collections/...

#outsiderart #jonsarkin #gloucester

#happy #orange #jonsarkin #outsiderart

Cactus in the Grass
2016 and 2024, 12" x 12", Marker and Pen on Cardboard album cover

#outsiderart #jonsarkin #drawing #cactus #crosshatching

#jonsarkin #latin #outsiderart

Michelangelo #7
2009, 18" x 20", Mixed media on cardboard pizza box

#jonsarkin #outsiderart #cardboard #pizzabox #artbrut #contemporaryart #modernist #neoexpressioism

#jonsarkin #selfportrait #outsiderart

Every One of Us is A Human Genome
1999, 15" x 16", Mixed media on cardboard

#outsiderart #cardboard #jonsarkin #art #artist #Genome #artbrut #neoexpressionism #contemporaryart

#brancusi #jonsarkin #westsidestory

Jackson
2000, 18" x 24", Mixed media on cardboard sketchbook backing

#jonsarkin #outsiderart #cardboard #artbrut #neoexpressionism #contemporaryart #art #artist

I ❤️ Utah
2019, 16" x 20", Marker and Pen on Cardboard

#outsiderart #jonsarkin #Cardboard #desert

#jonsarkin #outsiderart #halitosis

Come On Down To My Boat, Baby
12”x12” 2021 Mixed media on vinyl album cover

As an artist based in Gloucester, Massachusetts, America's oldest seaport, Jon incorporated imagery of fish and fishing boats into many of his pieces.

#outsiderart #maritimeart #ocean #boat #jonsarkin #neoexpressionism

Posting our shorts here, starting from the beginning! How exciting 😍

#jonsarkin #outsiderart #neoexpressionism #expressionism #contemporaryart #circle #square #triangle #rectangle

Caledonia
12”x12” 2013 Mixed media on vinyl album cover

#jonsarkin #outsiderart #marker #pen #boombox #hendrix #classicrock #chaos #surreal

If you have an interest in or are in any way curious about 'Outsider art' or 'Art brut', the Estate of the late Jon Sarkin has an account on Bluesky which with respect I would like to promote...

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A series of nine drawings featuring the film and comic character Batman created by Jon Sarkin, an American artist who created elaborate drawings and paintings filled with words and images, among other artistic endeavors.

At the Halle Saint-Pierre museum in Montmartre, Paris, I liked this colorful assemblage of nine drawings in ink and felt-tip pen on carton and record sleeves of "Batman" by the American 'Outsider Art' artist Jon Sarkin (1953-2024).

#Artwork #Painting #Drawing #Batman #OutsiderArt #JonSarkin #iPhone

Within a Wheel, unsigned Marker and pen on vinyl album cover, 12" x 12"

#outsiderart #jonsarkin #drawing #albumcover #marker #crosshatch #spiral #wheel #inception #fractal #ouroboros #red #orange #yellow #black #neoexpressionism #contemporaryart

Abstract, unsigned Mixed media on vinyl album cover, 12" x 12"

#outsiderart #jonsarkin #drawing #albumcover #marker #crosshatch #cactus #minneapolis #orchestra #conjoined #pink #green #red #black #cowskull #neoexpressionism #contemporaryart

The Desert Duo, unsigned Pen and marker on vinyl album cover, 12" x 12"

#outsiderart #jonsarkin #drawing #albumcover #marker #crosshatch #cactus #minneapolis #orchestra #conjoined #pink #green #red #black #cowskull #neoexpressionism #contemporaryart

Voodoo, 2016 Marker and pen on vinyl album cover, 12" x 12"

#outsiderart #jonsarkin #drawing #albumcover #marker #crosshatch #words #voodoo #brainfreeze #kindness #brain #eyes #red #black #neoexpressionism #contemporaryart

Tempest, 2021 Pen and Marker on vinyl album cover, 12" x 12" distressed

#outsiderart #jonsarkin #drawing #albumcover #marker #crosshatch #ocean #sailboat #waves #tempest #storm #maritime #nautical #yellow #green #red #blue #neoexpressionism #contemporaryart

Take me for a trip, 2002 Mixed media on vinyl album cover, 12" x 12"

#outsiderart #jonsarkin #drawing #albumcover #marker #crosshatch #portrait #couple #romance #romanticart #aroma #collage #red #blue #neoexpressionism #contemporaryart

Oh, Happy Day!, 2018 Pen and distress on vinyl album cover, 12" x 12"

#outsiderart #jonsarkin #drawing #albumcover #marker #crosshatch #portrait #cartoon #comic #grey #gray #neoexpressionism #contemporaryart #caricature #ear #nose

Abstract Portrait of Robert Hall Collins, 2016 Marker and Pen on Vinyl Album Cover, 12" x 12"

#outsiderart #jonsarkin #drawing #albumcover #marker #crosshatch #portrait #abstract #purple #maroon #neoexpressionism #contemporaryart #francisbacon #teeth

Batman, 2021 Mixed media (pen, marker, oil pastel) on vinyl album cover, 12" x 12"

#outsiderart #jonsarkin #drawing #albumcover #marker #crosshatch #batman #orange #red #blue #neoexpressionism #contemporaryart #francisbacon #teeth

Kafka State University, 2020 Marker and pen on mixed album cover, 12" x 12"

#outsiderart #jonsarkin #drawing #albumcover #marker #crosshatch #kafka #orange #green #blue #neoexpressionism #contemporaryart

Portrait, 2021 12" x 12", Marker pen and oil pastel on vinyl album cover

#outsiderart #jonsarkin #drawing #albumcover #marker #crosshatch #portrait #purple #green #francisbacon #neoexpressionism #contemporaryart

Yellow Tongue, 2019 Pen and marker on manila folder, 12" x 12"

#outsiderart #jonsarkin #drawing #albumcover #marker #crosshatch #chaos #yellow #tongue #red #neoexpressionism #contemporaryart