Produced by the Foundation for Self-Taught Artists. (7:44 min.)
A look at the work of Martin Ramirez by Charles Gross. (26:24 min.)
Photographer Amanda Means gives a public talk at the Harvard Museum of Natural History to explain her work. (3:24 min.)
A rather bizarre, highly electic photography exhibit assembled by W.M. Hunt at the Ricco Maresca gallery in 1995. (4:26 min.)
A show on baby images through the centuries is featured on CNN by Jeanne Moos. (3:24 min.)
Calvin Black was a folk artist who lived in Califonria’s Mojave Desert and created more than 80 life-size dolls, each with its own personality, function, and costume. (28:28 min.)
George Widener is a calendar calculating savant with Asperger Syndrome. He found a release for the constant calculations running through his mind in art. (23:06 min.)
Tina Mendelsohn, of German television’s public station 3sat, interviews George Widener. Air date was September 26, 2010. (30:00 min.)
ArtSync speaks to Max Streicher about his Romulus & Remus exhibition at the Convenience Gallery in
Toronto, Sept 8 to Oct 8, 2010. (10:02 min.)
Brooke Anderson gives an itinerary of the Ramírez
exhibition held in Museo Reina Sofia from March 31 to July 12, 2010. (4:09 min.)
News correspondent Serena Altschul interviews Frank Maresca about “living” pictures photographs taken by Arthur Mole and John Thomas in the early 1900s. (4:09 min.)
by Michael Hall
Featuring Dan Miller, with commentary by Tom di Maria. Special thanks to Veronica Rojas and Creative Growth Art Center. (7:01 min.)
for Self-Taught American Artists website.
by James Kalm
James Kalm is pleased to bring viewers this gem of an exhibition, Martín Ramírez: The Last Works, which was shown at the Ricco Maresca gallery in October 2008. (9:57 min.)
by Jasper Z.
The paintings of Ken Grimes present the themes and symbols of extraterrestrial encounters. They suggest a long history of prior contact and seek to prove a continuing alien influence in our world. (11:34 min.)
by Scott Odgen and Malcolm Hearn
An intimate journey into the lives of four American self-taught artists: Prophet Royal Robertson, Hawkins Bolden, Judith Scott and Ike Morgan.
(1:34 min.)
Silent Artist Has Voice After Death, CBS Sunday Morning
Many artists do not gain recognition until after their lifetime. Such is the case with MartÌn Ramirez, a painter who spent most of his time in a mental institution. Anthony Mason tells his story. (7:40 min.)
It is memory that plays a dominant role when considering George Widener, both in his personal life and his artwork. As he became older, George’s mild autism (later diagnosed as Asperger’s Syndrome) became a factor as he became eccentric, socially aloof, and often obsessed with arcane subjects. (14:18 min.)
A Different Lens by Rachael Romero & Roger Ricco
McNellis’s mental retardation became apparent early in her life. From a time when she was very young it was evident to those around her that McNellis greatly enjoyed painting. (13.55 min.)
Sidecars by Ben Stamper
An intimate portrait of two friends seeking identity beyond their diagnoses, while learning from each other how to transform their struggle into beautiful works of art that strengthen and inspire. (29:55 min.)
Kinetic Inflatables and Silenus Inflating
Max Streicher is a sculptor and installation artist from Toronto. Since 1991 he has worked extensively with kinetic inflatable forms. (16:02 min.)