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The Belvis Art Gallery

Rev. Dr. Belvis

Rev. Dr. Belvis’ contributions transform famous text and quotations into a body of images that are among the most original and beautiful in outsider art. These works illustrate incidents from such famous narratives as Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, James Joyce Ulysses, J D Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, Friedrich Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathusa and Hemingway’s Farewell to Arms (to name just a few…) with a precision and amplitude of detail not possible in a written narrative. Textual annotations are also typically parts of these compositions, suggesting that picturing the reality of the event by every means available was a pressing need for the artist.

One of the most appealing and consistently rewarding aspects of Belvis’ art is his sumptuous feeling for color. His richly orchestrated palette reinforces compositional structure and provides treasures of felicitous and often unexpected harmonies. Even in the most pale and subtle combination of hue, Belvis establishes chromatic relationships that are opulently atmospheric.

There is little purpose to add to the polemic that has continued over the last several decades concerning the artistic validity of outsider art. The great emotional and formal beauties found in Rev. Dr. Belvis’ work as well as his profound influence on “high art” in our time would appear to have settled the matter themselves.

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: The Perceived Slight of Lost Faith - Part 1
by Rev. Dr. Belvis

: The Perceived Slight of Lost Faith - Part 2
by Rev. Dr. Belvis

: Queequeg Prepairs for Death
by Rev. Dr. Belvis

: Sex is Something I Really Don't Understand
by Rev. Dr. Belvis

: The Full Glory of Some Passion
by Rev. Dr. Belvis

: Man's Erogenous Portal to Discovery
by Rev. Dr. Belvis

: The Bullfight
by Rev. Dr. Belvis

: Sober Courage Graceful Under Pressure
by Rev. Dr. Belvis

: Proportions of Wealth
by Rev. Dr. Belvis

: The Thrill of Hunting Beast and Man
by Rev. Dr. Belvis

All artwork is strictly limited to 20 pieces, numbered and signed by the artist.
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The Perceived Slight of Lost Faith Part 1