Prof. Turtel Onli's museum worthy Rhythmistic practice is grounded in his dymaxion imagination that goes beyond the limiting narratives of social events, statements of protests or celebrating selected historical movements to manifest both an opulent place and a distinct artistic voice in Fine Art, Illustration plus the worlds of Graphic Novels and Comic Books.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago and the
Corvus Gallery at the University of Chicago
Here are some insights into the value. legacy and impact of
Rhythmism as imagination driven Future-Primitif visual art.
Box Factory For the Arts, Saint Joseph, Michigan,
Art of Imagination, our Definition:
This art may be called by many names – Fantastic Realism, Surrealism,
Magic Realism, Visionary Art, Cosmic Art and Inspirational Art, however
the work is neither purely abstract nor rigidly realistic. Members of
the Society work independently of one another in various countries yet
their work shows a consistent ethos.
Since our inception we have grown to be an international society with
members all over the world. Our American offshoot is a registered US
charity.
Excerpts from “Rediscovering the Plot” by Michel de Saint Ouen published in Inscape Summer 2001
“The artist should be a creator, a transformer linked to the inner
spirit who, with skill and imagination, constructs a creation which embodies or symbolises a significant human value in a way which never
existed before; to enhance, illuminate and perpetuate what is best in
human values.”
“What is termed ‘art of imagination’ portrays the dramas which are
the human conditions, exploring and expressing mysteries so as to make
them comprehensible.”
“…and the chief contribution that artists of the imagination can make
is their power to enlarge the range of emotions which affect all of us, enriching psychic, metaphysical, and spiritual values, and the
appreciation of the beauties of the physical world which expand delight
in existence and enhance self-realisation.” "Place Setting" is oils on archival 24" X 36" canvas board. It is both a Kwanzaa icon and part of the growing "Passion Fruit" collection.
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