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Outsider art is art made by self-taught individuals who are untrained and untutored in the traditional arts with typically little or no contact with the conventions of the art worlds. The term outsider art was coined in 1972 as the title of a book by art critic Roger Cardinal . [ 1 ]
This list, of art makers who are considered Outsider artists, includes self-taught, visionary art and naïve art makers known for the creation of artworks that are primarily visual in nature such as drawings, paintings, sculptures, and visionary environments. The entries are in alphabetical order by surname.
Outsider artists are artists with little or no contact with the mainstream art world. They are frequently on the margins of society: for example, slaves, prisoners, and the mentally ill . Their creative output is referred to as Outsider Art .
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Eddie Arning (1898–1993) [1] was an American outsider artist. He was born in the farming community of Germania, Texas. Arning created the vast majority of his work while being institutionalized for schizophrenia. [2]
Willem van Genk (April 2, 1927 – May 12, 2005) was a Dutch painter and graphic artist, celebrated as one of the leading masters of Outsider Art.Throughout his life he lived with severe mental distress, experiencing symptoms related to autism and schizophrenia. [1]
It is speculated that, like the voluminous "Realms of the Unreal" notebooks by outsider artist Henry Darger (1882-1973), the Sonora Aero Club is a fiction by Dellschau. [ 11 ] Dellschau's first one-person exhibition "Charles Dellschau - Aeronautical notebooks" and its accompanying catalogue was held in 2000 at the Ricco/Maresca Gallery in New ...
Gayleen Aiken (March 25, 1934 – March 29, 2005) was an American artist who lived in Barre, Vermont. She achieved critical acclaim during her lifetime for her naive paintings and her work has been included in exhibitions of visionary and folk art since the 1980s. She is considered an outsider artist.