RIP Desmond Morris - English zoologist, ethologist, sociologist and surrealist painter; the kind of eccentric polymath only Britain seems to be capable of nurturing; a brilliant mind in a world increasingly committed to compartmentalisation...
A rare instance of appreciating an artist, Gottfried Kumpf (1920-2022) for his name as much as his work. In his lifetime, Kumpf's paintings were considered naive but since his death, they are becoming increasingly desirable.
the mysterious, dreamlike, and psychedelic landscapes of eccentric 17th-century dutch painter hercules seghers (1589-1638).
he influenced artists like rembrandt and surrealists like max ernst. german filmmaker werner herzog called him a “forgotten genius”