Stephen Wright and his House of Dreams

As I wrote before: I am a big fan of outsider art or art brut. Years ago I read an article and saw pictures that impressed me a lot. It was a reportage about an artist who started decorating everything in and on his house. Mosaics, dolls, paintings and what not. Creating an extremely colorful house, totally according to what is my own motto as well: more is more. The house became a museum. I loooooved it and never forgot about it. Some months ago I tried to find it back, but I had forgotten the name of the artist. By chance I stumbled upon him and his art in a magazine yesterday.


His name is Steve or Stephen Wright and the house is called House of Dreams. It is outrageous, wild, cool and so very original and inspiring. 

The artist and one of his most well known creations on the foreground, nowadays to be seen at Milagros, a shop in London.  Image source: BrendanMcIntyre.net/blog

Image source: outsiderenvironments.blogspot.com

Image source: stephenwrightartist.co.uk

I also share his fascination for Mexican folk art. Image source: askant.com

Whenever I feel that my own 'pimping' maybe is a bit weird, I just think about Wrights art and I know that I'm still very minimal and modest in customizing and pimping stuff;-).


The Dutch blogger Henk van Es from Outsider environments wrote a nice blogpost about Stephen Wright and his House of Dreams.


This document is also an interesting read. As is this post on dulwichonview.org.uk.


Check out this Picasa Webalbum from his personal friend Sue Kreitzman, a very interesting and artistic lady herself. (More about her in another blogpost.)


Visiting the House of Dreams is definitely on my to-do-list! 
What do you think about Wrights art? Are you fascinated, enchanted, impressed? Or is it way too much for you? Too over the top? Too campy?