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The term Outsider Art was coined by art critic Roger Cardinal in 1972 as an English synonym for Art Brut (which literally translates as "Raw Art" or "Rough Art"), a label created by French artist Jean Dubuffet to describe art created outside the boundaries of official culture; Dubuffet focused particularly on art by insane asylum inmates.
While Dubuffet's term is quite specific, the English term "Outsider Art" is often applied more broadly, to include certain self-taught or Naïve art makers who were never institutionalized. Typically, those labeled as Outsider Artists have little or no contact with the institutions of the mainstream art world; in many cases, their work is discovered only after their deaths. Much Outsider Art illustrates extreme mental states, unconventional ideas, or elaborate fantasy worlds.
“When I am in a painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It is only after a sort of 'get acquainted' period that I see what I have been about. I have no fears about making changes, destroying the image, etc, because the painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through. It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. Otherwise there is pure harmony, an easy give and take, and the painting comes out well.”
3 comments:
That seaside place in Nova Scotia is not far from my house!
Hi There Woodcutter! How you been doing? Hope y'all had a good summer and that the farm and all it's critters are doing well! Nova Scotia, i actually know quite a few folks there. I'd love to visit sometime. Looks LOVELY. Thanks for dropping by. ; )
Hey, girl! I was beyond excited when I saw you on the screen. Thought you'd disappeared into life and fretted! Really thought about you the other day when I was in one of the little shops in my village. They're selling candles (in lovely blue containers) MADE IN MISSISSIPPI! The owner said the company's 'somewhere on the coast." Going to get a few for Christmas gifts!
Otherwise, I'm still on a cloud, thought for a bit the light at the tunnel was a train coming - these self-pub companies are the Wild West without a sheriff - but, thanks to Rachel, she got thru the formatting nightmare.
We're going to NO for Christmas/New Year's. Have a new niece to meet!
Hope all's well on your end! Love ya!
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