Gustavo Novoa

"I consider Primitive painting an innocent or rather “unschooled” style of painting. You paint because you are motivated to do so and because your friends tell you that you are talented. If you can get away with it, you can be a primitive painter for the rest of your life. In my case, “schooling” was life itself, and through traveling, I found that I became more educated and sophisticated, even bon vivant at times. Nevertheless, my jungle always followed me at a prudent distance. But even then, they could not resist evolving from jungle animals to the “characters” they have become today."  GN