2006 Eccentric Outsider Artist News
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006Here is a bit from my new web site yenigozler - new eyes. See the new paintings from the eccentric outsider artist John DAgostino
I have new eyes. I can see clearly now and believe this is the most significant work that I have produced in a long time. Eight years ago at the age of 40 I was told that I was developing cataracts. My eyes were getting worse and worse, but every time I went to the doctor he or she said, "They weren’t ready yet." I moved from Miami to Istanbul, taught art in a private primary school there, and painted. After 5 years teaching I left my job and devoted myself to my art full time. Don’t forget my old eccentric outsider artist web site www.outsider-artist.info
This past Fall I took a break from painting and stumbled around Ecuador half blind. I started to worry that it might be a more severe problem. As a visually oriented person it is extremely dis-orienting not to be able to see well. When I came back to Turkey the doctor said, "It was only cataracts and they are ready." I had the operations and can now see better than I could since childhood. It is difficult to explain as an artist what it means to have vision, to be able to see clearly. But look into my eyes, look deep into my eyes and you will see a bit through them. I just had an art show at an Istanbul restaurant and gallery - Sade Kahve. The photos are on the yenigozler site.
My friend is doing legal and business English consulting in Istanbul. Check out her web site.
