cornwalls artistic heritage is full of unusual characters and little art movements and 'schools' some would argue that really the artistic heritage of the region extends back to Neolithic man, with the ancient stone circles and monuments that can be found dotted around the unspoilt landscape.
but in the more recent past , the level and variety of works that have been inspired by and / or created here, really are abundant.
the light, the water , the rugged yet verdant coastline and hills, the scrumpy , and of course the characters !!( although sadly the latter are fewer and farther between these days )
St Ives for example a beautiful little Cornish village built over a strange little headland full of little tiny meandering lanes, that were built to accommodate small horse and cart and never updated for todays commercial traffics, used to be lined with a veritable menagerie of little art studios and creative and colourful characters
unfortunately as with every other facet of our lives, they are under threat from the neon whore that is commercialism, a chain gallery in every single fishing village and tourist town , has had a severe effect on the traditional arts of the region, so many people are fooled by this well presented very clever business model ( in the same way that walt Disney / coca cola / mcdonalds are all good business models )
and these corporate chain stores wreak a havoc in the livlihoods of the veritable lunatics that are as much a part of the history of the place as smugglers and fishermen and the surf swept shores
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