Naive painting is hard to define. It tends to be direct, it relieves tension by its simplicy, figures are poorly drawn and perspective is sometimes distorted and the pictures are flat without depth. Nevertheless they characteristically have a sense of contentment and are peacefully satisfying. La fora the Spanish psychiatrist compared the art of children and of naive painters to the art works of the mentally ill. Naive paintings often recollect incidents in the person's earlier life such as the teacher taking the class.
Some pictures have an artistic appeal.
In this popular painting a face is shown within a tree, she is probably exhibiting herself in a romantic situation. Images 1990 Cunningham Dax Art Collection Return to top Return to the Home page .