“I admit that this question is always embarrassing. Not because there is no exact definition, but rather because there is a lot to say about this apparently innocuous question,” says the painter
Chayim Shvarzblat, “Simply put, let's say that Naïve Art is an art in itself, made by men, but more often by women with completely different backgrounds. They are trying to express the "slices of life" without necessarily learning painting techniques. That is why it is often said that they are self-taught”.
But, as Chayim Shvarzblat further explains, these "Sunday painters" learn quickly because they work a lot. They end up acquiring a good technique that is very empirical but very certain. Some of them make gross mistakes, but give a unique personal stamp that can be also sought after and appreciated by art lovers. So, after many years, some of them become professionals.
