Face with Creatures

Rudy Rotter (American, 1913 - 2001) was a self-taught outsider artist in the small industrial town of Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

This vibrantly colored piece is done on a piece of wallpaper sample. Here the artist uses his loose technique of splashing paper with pain,t and when driedrendering the images he perceived within the undrawn surface.

The artist created a large volume of artworks that sprang from the creative recesses of his imagination. No two pieces are exactly alike. All of the artist's body of work is easily identifiable as unique to his production.

* Faces with Creatures -- paint and magic markers on wallpaper sample - 9.5 x 11.5 in. - 1998

Artist info: http://rudyrotter.com

re Condition: The art has been stored for decades in an unheated warehouse and is made from donated and scavenged common materials (a usual practice among self-taught artists). Therefore some pieces may show minor signs of age. In such instances, the affected part(s) will be displayed in separate close-up photos.

re UV: This artwork was made before the advent of fade-resistant magic markers. Therefore, if consistently displayed in strong daylight, the art should be framed using UV resistant plexiglass.