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Howard Finster (December 2, 1916 – October 22, 2001) was an American artist and Baptist minister from Georgia. He claimed to be inspired by God to spread the gospel through the design of his swampy land into Paradise Garden , a folk art sculpture garden with over 46,000 pieces of art.
The music video was directed by Jim Shea, and features Reverend Howard Finster. It was filmed at Finster's Paradise Garden Park and Museum in Summerville, Georgia.
Finster's paintings and writings are hung on the white walls. The Foundation treats the gallery as a work in progress. Newspaper clippings and testimonials are posted. Visitors have added graffiti. Others have left their works of art and objects as gifts. The current Paradise Garden is both a restoration and expansion of Howard Finster's vision.
"Radio Free Europe" (edit version [1]) (Arthur Pierson, shot 13–14 May 1983 in Rev. Howard Finster's "Paradise Garden", Summerville, GA) "Talk About the Passion" (Jem Cohen, shot 1983 on the streets of New York City) "Radio Free Europe" (live on The Tube, 18 November 1983) (Gavin Taylor, shot at Tyne Tees Studios, Newcastle upon Tyne)
The documentary also features interviews with folk artists Howard Finster and Rev. John D. Ruth, whose wife plays the pump organ. [2] [1] [7] Athens poet John Seawright reads his work "I Broke My Saw" in the film. Storyteller by ORT (William Orten Carlton) is featured as the film's narrator.
Stranger in Paradise: The Works of Reverend Howard Finster; What A Doll: The Human Object As Toy; Rainbow Artists: Art and Autism Across the Spectrum Exhibition; FUSION: Ceramic Exhibition by the FIRM: Shane Christensen, Brian Jensen, Stephen Heywood, and Michael Schmidt; Wind Weaver and the Whirling Wheel: A Tale of Wolfbat Romance
The Fabric Workshop and Museums permanent collection contains work by artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Sonya Clark, Felix Gonzalex-Torres, Ann Hamilton, Reverend Howard Finster, Anish Kapoor, Robert Kushner, Glenn Ligon, Robert Morris, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, and Carrie Mae Weems. The collection includes completed works as well ...
Gayton also directed the critically acclaimed documentary film Athens, GA: Inside/Out, which featured the bands R.E.M. and the B-52's as well as the eccentric folk artist Reverend Howard Finster. Gayton produced the 2010 action-drama Faster, co-written with his brother Joe, and starring Dwayne Johnson and Billy Bob Thornton.