Here's an interesting notion on Primitive art by the celebrated painter Barbara von Enger: There is no such thing as "Primitive art" - as primitive implies a lack of skill, talent, and formal training according to European standards. Going further, primitive is quite a negative word in my school books.
We were all taught to walk - by our mothers - and we all walk naturally with ease and grace without even thinking of our first formal training. In truth, we do not recall our first/formal lesson in learning to walk or learning to chew as babies.
The same method applies in Art. We cannot/paint or draw without some form of formal training, even the so called "Primitives" were formally trained by their ancestors. So why should one exclude this form of training?
Fashion, Art and Other Fancies
- Barbara von Enger
- Barbara von Enger, France
- Barbara von Enger - Artist, painter, sculptor. Barbara Matthews von Enger, otherwise known as Barbara von Enger, is a German/Jamaican painter and a front row regular in fashion culture. Barbara Matthews von Enger studied painting, drawing, scupture making and modern languages. Upon graduation Barbara von Enger worked at the Guggenheim Berlin and several other art institutions. Miss Von Enger has a fondness for the creative side of fashion. This has led to collaboration with three of the world's most distinguished fashion houses. Barbara von Enger is heavily photographed at fashion shows in Paris and Milan and Berlin making her the most photographed Jamaican female painter of the 21st century. In 2010 Barbara von Enger began using her personal Haute Couture Invitation Cards as a form of canvas for her art making her the first painter to use this medium in the history of art and painting.
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