John-Tweddle-Sold

Exile On Main Street: A Puking Mona Lisa

by Harry Prenger, March 2009 (excerpt below)

Take John Tweddle. He wants to express feelings and not illustrate: “Outsider Art? What kind of strange creature is that? Bad or good Painting? I don’t worry about such labels, others will have to deal with that. Must be a fun game to categorize everything. I am busy with my own humor and play to keep me busy.” Tweddle’s work is an explosion of busy figures in psychedelic contours. During the press meeting, Kentucky John talks about his work: “Art is a fart in the dark!”.