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Beaumont, TX
Xmeah and Cherry ShaEla'ReEl
Xmeah 1943- Cherry 1956-
Painting & sculpture (unconventional material)
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He mixes his work with the calling of the Lord, including a painted van with more than a million miles on it!
Xmeah ShaEla'ReEl is just looking for a little attention. Not for himself, mind you, but for the good word of the Lord. With oil paint and glitter he paints fire and brimstone, and claims he's put more than a million highway miles on this very van.
"I like to call it the burning bush effect. From a distance, it's just this big old bright ball of color, and it draws you in. You can't help but look at it. And hopefully you'll slow down a little while you read it, maybe be a little safer out there, when you're driving."
The archangel Michael is a favorite subject for Xmeah, and has been known to appear on such unusual surfaces as toilet seats and motorcycle helmets!
Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations
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Bibliography:
On DVD - Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations, "Miles and Miles o' Mo-Tex-Arkana", KCPT, Kansas City Public Television, 1996-2001.
"Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations" by Randy Mason, Michael Murphy and Don Mayberger, 2002.
"20th Century American Folk, Self Taught, and Outsider Art" by Betty-Carol Sellen, Cynthia J. Johnson, Neal-Schuman Publishers, New York, 1993.
"Contemporary American Folk Art - A Collector's Guide" Chuck and Jan Rosenak, Abbeville Press, 1996.
"Self Taught, Outsider, and Folk Art—A guide to American Artists, Locations and Resources" by Betty-Carol Sellen with Cynthia J. Johnson, 2000.
"American Self-Taught Art: An Illustrated Analysis of 20th Century Artists and Trends with 1,319 Capsule Biographies" by Florence Laffal and Julius Laffal, 2003.
"Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations Coast to Coast Travel-o-Pedia" by Randy Mason, et. al., Kansas City Star Books, 2009. |
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