The artwork titled “Holy Child of Bethlehem (Kid’s Dream World)” was created by Howard Finster in 1990. This piece belongs to the Art Brut movement and falls under the figurative genre.
The artwork features a surreal, dreamlike landscape intertwined with text recounting various life stages and spiritual reflections. The scene is dotted with whimsical, childlike depictions of buildings and natural features like waterfalls and blue streams, rendered in an unrefined and spontaneous style characteristic of Art Brut. The composition is surrounded by handwritten text narrating formative experiences and spiritual musings, melding visual and textual elements to create a tapestry of raw, visionary creativity. This interplay between naive visual aesthetics and reflective prose exemplifies Howard Finster’s distinctive approach to capturing the intersection of personal history and divine inspiration.
