“a world-renowned visionary art site”
Pasaquan is a 7-acre (28,000 m2) compound near Buena Vista, Georgia. It was created by an eccentric folk artist named Eddie Owens Martin (1908-1986), who called himself St. EOM. An internationally renowned art site, it consists of six major structures including a redesigned 1885 farmhouse, painted concrete sculptures, and 4 acres (16,000 m2) of painted masonry concrete walls. In September 2008, Pasaquan was accepted for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Martin inherited the land from his mother and, using proceeds earned from fortune-telling, transformed the house and its surrounding land. In an article on the outsider artist, Tom Patterson describes Pasaquan as “one of the most remarkable folk art environments in America— a sort of mock pre-Columbian psychedelic wonderland of brightly painted totems, curved and angled walls and walkways, and wildly ornamented structures that [Martin] called “temples” and “pagodas.” The site is maintained by the Pasaquan Preservation Society.
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Eddie Owens Martin, a self-taught Southern artist, drew inspiration from many colorful cultures to develop the 7-acre, internationally recognized visionary art environment known as Pasaquan.
Have you heard of Pasaquan? Not sure what it is? Short answer: It’s a unique folk art installation/collection in Buena Vista, Georgia, just south of Columbus created by Eddie Owens Martin (St EOM.) But the long answer is much more interesting!
Martin ‘s artistic journey started at age 14 when he left his hometown of Buena Vista, Georgia, for Atlanta, Washington D.C., and eventually settled in New York. In New York, he worked as a street hustler, bartender, gambler, and drag queen. He even gave fortune-telling a try at age 37.
After the death of his mother in 1957, he returned to Georgia where he worked as a fortune-telling flair for pay. He moved into his mother’s old farmhouse and used his oracle occupation to help fund his vision of Pasaquan, his art site.
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