Naive Fine Art and Artists

Professionally created naïve fine art is a combination of seemingly opposite forces: the sophistication of painstakingly honed skills and the primitive rawness of naïve expressionism.

Brief Explanation of Naive Fine Art

Similar in style and emotion to, and often confused with, outsider fine art, naïve fine art is simple and beautiful. It isn’t confined to the norms of realistic perspective, and employs bright colours and pure lines to create charming scenes that appeal to a variety of art enthusiasts.

A common theme often seen in naïve fine art is the portrayal of imaginary scenes or vignettes as realistic images. For many, it is this sense of child –like appreciation of whimsy that is appealing.

Although now practiced by professional artists, naïve fine art has its roots in the work of untrained artisans practicing their craft in the early twentieth century. These artists were known as naifs or naïfs, and their simple works were the beginning of what has become an international body of naïve fine art lovers and artists.

London’s own naïve fine art community is the source of a wide variety of quality works by both professional and amateur painters with no formal training. Their work appears in homes, shops, galleries and museums, and is available to art lovers for very reasonable rates.