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It's a long way to Transylvania, but you can't to there from here. Born in the USA on the Jersey Shore John DAgostino, Eccentric Artist began his journey as an artist at a young age. Traveling and living in many parts of the U.S.- New York, Miami, and the Mid-West he absorbed influences from art "high" and "low". But his greatest inspiration were the words of Licio Isolani, a New York performance artist who he worked with in the 80's. Licio was considered pretty eccentric. He taught me that an artist is always an artist weather he has commercial success or is recognized or not. Even if you are surviving by polishing shoes at a golf course, as John once did, you are still an artist. If you take these words to heart and try to live your life by these words, you to will inevitability become eccentric, maybe even deranged. John at one time was known as Clockman and showed at The Gallery of the Eccentric in Coral Gables, Florida, lived in a house boat on the Miami River, and managed a 6000 sq.ft. warehouse for artists and writers and musicians. He made child-like paintings on wood scraps and made them into clocks. Besides the word of Isolani, his travels to Africa were great influences. He soaked up the sun and colors of West African textile while living in Togo for 2 1/2 years and he has visited many African countries. Before moving to Transylvania he lived in Istanbul where he continued to paint, do mixed-media pieces and sculpt in clay. He also got into making web sites - because making paintings on wood and sculpting is crazy if you need to travel light. No more leaving hordes of art in foreign countries. That's why I am back in Turkey on the Turkish Med and am Buying a house. Go to the web and see his work past and present at http://www.johnsbighead.com/jbh-artindex.htm or http://www.badartist.net

John's full list of sites- John's Big Head http://www.johnsbighead.com Eccentric Outsider Artist http://uk.geocities.com/eccentric_outsider_artist/ Nothing 4U Here http://www.nothing4uhere.com Where 0s My Hat? http://www.whereismyhat.com Funk Dog Meat Art http://www.art.funkydogmeat.com Bad Artist http://www.badartist.net Good Coffee http://www.good-coffee.cup-o-joe.com Cup O Joe http://www.cup-o-joe.com Love Works http://www.love-works-art.com Eccentric Artist http://www.eccentric-artist.com Find Art Info http://www.find-art.info join it's free and easy Run With the John Dog http://www.johndog.johnsbighead.com/ Groove Chick http://www.groovechick.funkydogmeat.com When You Need to Know http://www.johndag.com John DAg Art http://www.johndagostino-artist.com Simple drawings, something like poetry Art Links http://www.art-links.org join this too, free and easy John Dog Eccentric Outsider Art Teacher http://www.geocities.com/meteachenglish On The Med http://www.onthemed.com Outsider Art http://www.outsider-art.info Outsider Artist http://www.outsider-artist.info The Rev. Sez http://www.revjohndog.johnsbighead.com Words of wisdom from the Rev.John Dog Rock Romania http://www.rock.funkydogmeat.com Camping in Romania http://www.camping.johndag.com 4 Guys - 9 Days http://www.sighisoara.funkydogmeat.com We started on the wrong train The Only True God http://www.theonlytruegod.johnsbighead.com I believe (hint) Thriller http://www.thriller.johndog.johnsbighead.com stolen Tripping http://www.tripping.johnsbighead.com Artist Directory http://www.artist-directory.info join, free and easy Eccentric Art http://www.eccentric-art.com Funky Dog Meat Links http://www.funkydogmeat.com Funky Dog Meat funk Music E-Zine http://www.funkydogmeattown.com Psycho Cup O Joe http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/bizarre-outsider-art flickr photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/eccentric_outsider_artist/

and Blogs http://www.blogger.com/profile/5811015 http://hav-a-cup-o-joe.blogspot.com/ http://john-dog-outsider-artist.blogspot.com/ http://johnsbighead.blogs.friendster.com/johns_big_head_eccentric_/ http://www.livejournal.com/users/johnsbighead/417.html http://johndog.deviantart.com/

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