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A Unique Style of Folk Art
(Click any Image on this site to view a larger picture)
By Newfoundland Contemporary Artist
Benedict Joseph Ploughman
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3D Wooden Folk Art |
Folk art is not art-school art but it's self-taught, outsider art that comes from the
heart. It's art that's outside the mainstream and I've chosen wood as my medium because
wood is good.
Made partly from recycled driftwood laths, individually hand-carved characters, and other
sculptured pieces, each picture has a story to tell about Newfoundland and it's distinct
people. But I don't limit my work to just my Newfoundland surroundings.
The inspiration for my work often comes from a response to critical and crucial events in
Newfoundland such as the collapse of the Atlantic cod fishery, a rapid decline in rural
population and lack of meaningful employment. Therefore my style and subject matter is
strongly influenced by my surroundings in this little corner of the world, rural outport
Newfoundland.
I consider myself a contemporary self-taught artist just keeping track of what's going on
around me and in the process helping to preserve a piece of our past for future
generations.
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