Séraphine Louis
They called it Naive art, these paintings by the cleaning lady. It is quite a story
Oh Séraphine
All artists should know you
for you painted for you
after scrubbing the dirty clothes
after being the help, the servant
after your hands were rough
you painted for you
and for your lady Madonna
and because your God
told you to
and
it drove you mad,
and you never knew anything but the work
followed by the paint on your hands, for
the artist’s hands are
always beautiful
when the painting is
finished.
You got there
you made it
you can’t hear me
can you?
So artist out there
paint when no one wants it,
paint with no one but you to see
paint when no one cares
paint when you know for sure
that the art will rot
in some forgotten attic.
Thank you
Séraphine Louis
for the art
lesson.
The movie
david michael jackson April 5, 2012 editors@artvilla.com