Something
out of Nothing
Foto:
Gudrun F. Toelstede
Jan
Schoeman (Outa Lappies) is a living legend. He almost lives the life of a
hermit, but is an inspiration to each and everybody because of his philosophy:
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I have my hands and make “Something out of Nothing”.
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Plough whatever you achieve back into the community.
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Leave the world a better and prettier place than you found it.
The
artist’s work comprises lantern houses and wagons made from poker-work,
crushed tins, broken coloured glass, rusty nails, wire, wooden sticks, and of
course his hands and his philosophical brain. His art form is called Outsider
Art because it falls outside the usual norms of conventional art. He is a highly
individual man without any training in art, only driven by his creative spirits.
By using materials from the roadside, the veld and dumps he wants to make the
world a better, prettier place. He is well-known around the world. Since late
2002 he has added a hand to each of his light houses to symbolise his
philosophy:
“Use your hands and you’ll never be hungry.”
Since 2003, Bodo G. Toelstede guarantees: Each of Outa’s artist’s works
has a certificate which guarantees it is an original made by Outa Lappies.
Suggested
retail price for a lighthouse from R 750, small hand from R 120, big hand from R
150.
The Western Cape Tourism voted Outa
Lappies the
“Tourism Personality of the Year
2000”
Foto:
Gudrun F. Toelstede
