This painting features a man and his pet riding a type of figurative animal car of some sort. The car seems to be formed of dog or pig type animals with heads on both the front and rear. He uses the feet as a steering wheel to drive the car. A splendid folk art scene by a well loved Georgia Outsider self taught artist. It is mixed media of probably acrylic on paper. Signed and dated April 29 2004. Just three years before his passing in 2007. Framed in a contemporary frame under glass. Framed – 18 x 22. Sight – 15 1/2 x 19 1/2. Toby Ivey was born in Thompson, Georgia in 1944. He was a self-ordained minister living and working in Atlanta. Self-taught artist Toby Ivey utilizes a symbolic language composed of “visions on paper, ” to create paintings that possess both a childlike naivete and a strong sense of wisdom. His paintings address the good and evil inherent in all humanity and incorporate images that the artist refers to as protective spirits. The mystery of Toby Ivey’s work lies in the fact that the language of his paintings is obviously deliberate – recognizable symbols are repeated throughout his work – but their meanings are less clear. The colorful paintings conjure up thoughts of biblical scenes and storybook illustrations, and they share a symbolic language that parallels some of the most sought-after imagery in African-American self-taught art. Toby Ivey passed away in 2007. The item “Original Outsider Painting By Georgia Black Folk Art Artist Toby Ivey. Signed” is in sale since Wednesday, May 16, 2018. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “upstatetreasures14″ and is located in Kingston, New York. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Bahamas, Viet nam.
- Style: Outsider Art
- Date of Creation: 2000-Now
- Originality: Original
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Medium: Acrylic
- Subject: Figures
- Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
- Region of Origin: Georgia
- Artist: Toby Ivey
- Painting Surface: Paper
- Features: Signed
- Year: 2004