Stranger In Paradise

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An evangelistic preacher in paint & self-proclaimed man of visions Reverend Howard Finster became one of the most widely known & prolific self-taught artists producing over 46 000 pieces of art by his death in 2001. Finster often referred to himself as a stranger from another world & Gods last red light on the planet earth. He saw himself as a sacred artist fulfilling his visionary prophesies revealed to him by God through a heavenly outer space world. Thus Finster believed he was to disperse warnings to people to save their souls from the horrors of hell. These experiences were very real to Finster & provided a seemingly limitless variety of images for his art & content for his rapid fire stream-of-consciousness monologues. This book provides an in-depth survey of Finsters career illustrating the variety of themes inherent in his work much of it relating to his visionary experiences including: Visions of Other Worlds Sermons in Paint Historical & Cultural Heroes & The Plant Farm Museum [ Paradise Garden]. Glen C. Davies is an artist muralist lecturer & curator. Other contributors are Phyllis Kind Jim Arient & N. J. Girardot.