About Me
Welcome to my website.
In the past in several books and articles I’ve been referred to as an “outsider” and/or folk artist. My work has been collected in the American Folk Art Museum, N.Y.C. The late Dr. Robert Bishop, past director and curator of that museum, paid me my highest compliment ever when he claimed that, “Andy Kane is one of the most important painters of our age.” Now I am considered, (and consider myself), a visionary/ contemporary painter. But enough of labels!
Some of my work is created in response to current events and the world in which we live, while other works are futuristic; still other works are in the genre of “nature” paintings or those involving human form. These are in the tradition of William Blake in that, for me, there isn’t a chasm between the “natural” and the “spiritual.” Some of my works are inspired by Biblical stories and prophecy. Many others are inspired by such favorite painters and poets such as Blake, Dante Gabriel Rosetti, Albert Ryder, Wassily Kandinsky, Chiam Sontine and Arthur Dove. Music is often a source of inspiration. I’m especially fond of jazz as a theme.
As founder of the Yellow Rider Movement, I’ve tried to model a fusion of some of the inspirations, techniques, and materials of the past with contemporary or futuristic subject matter. My techniques and materials range from the encaustic technique of the ancient Egyptians to egg tempera on wood and oil on canvas. (I usually make my own paints from raw pigments.) Even more important for the Yellow Rider Movement than technique and material is its “positivism” in outlook; a point-of-view which is neither nihilistic nor vulgar.
Included are some of the museums where my work has been collected, names of some books in which I’ve been included, some exhibits, and some of the ways my art has been used on fabric. Thank you for your interest!
Sincerely,
Andy Kane
Museums: Here are some museums where some of my work has been collected:
- Smithsonian Institution
- Museum of American Folk Art, N.Y.C.
- Milwaukee Art Museum
- New York Historical Society
- The American Museum (Bath, England)
Books: My name, along with one of more pictures of my paintings plus a brief wrote-up, is included in the following books:
- Robert Bishop, Folk Painters in America
, Dutton, New York, 1979
- Jay Johnson a William C. Ketchum, Jr., American Folk of the Twentieth Century, Rizzoli, New York, 1983
- Chuck and Jan Rosenak, Museum of American Folk Art Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century American Folk Art and Artists
- Betty Carol Sellen, 20th Century American Folk, Self Taught, and Outsider Art
Some Recent Exhibitions & Virtual Galleries
- Rosensteel Galleries, Scottsdale, AZ
- Unfound Art, Chicago, IL
- David Leonardis Gallery, Chicago
- Modern Primitive Gallery, Atlanta, GA
- Outsider Art Exhibit, Chicago Cultural Center
- University of Illinois (From the Collection of Robert Vogle), Chicago, IL
- Frank Miele Gallery, New York, NY
Artwork on Fabric
- Designs for Chicago Festivals: Chicago Blues, Chicago Jazz
- Tee-shirt designs in numerous states: J.C. Penney Co.
- Art on Silk Ties: Chicago Art Institute
- Art on Silk Scarves: Neiman Marcus, N.Y.C.-N.J. store
