The artist enjoyed close associations with intellectual leaders including the philosopher Max Weber (1864 - 1920) and the groundbreaking psychiatrist and art historian Hans Prinzhorn (1866 - 1933) who's collection and studies of art of the mentally ill may be considered the root of
Art Brut and subsequently, a contemporary fascination with Outsider Art.
We find the richest exploration of these same issues in the work of outsider artists, or the creators of what was originally known in the 1940s as
art brut or 'raw art'.
In France it was championed by artist Jean Dubuffet who called it
art brut (meaning rough or raw), and Bowie was a fan.
Now, Ossorio's works are considered by experts 'the missing link between the American Abstract Expressionism of Jackson Pollock (also played by Villarama) and European
Art Brut by Jean Dubuffet (played alternately by Julienne Mendoza and Jojo Cayabyab),' wrote Inquirer Arts and Books editor Lito Zulueta in a recent article.
His curious pencil drawings, kin to Dubuffet's
art brut markings, are also often part of the mix.
Mon travail est un
art brut qui explore et traduit le quotidien d'un jeune Algerien.
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Art BrutWhether or not you subscribe to this view of his
art brut paintings, they pack an emotional punch that may leave viewers reeling -- overwhelmed by the pain, despair, anger and seemingly unstifled hope that appear in his tortured self-portraits.
It's not surprising then that they have already wrangled supporting slots for bands such as
Art Brut and have been played on BBC radio.
L'
art brut prefere aux arts culturels", decia, en caligrafia gruesa y letras mayusculas, el catalogo de la primera gran exhibicion publica de
art brut en 1949.
Radstewart, Fuel, Sunday, 5pm A sharp mix of Pavement,
Art Brut and Camper Van Beethoven (thanks, Tom).
10 SAT
ART BRUT Electric Circus
Art Brut are another acclaimed band yet to make the mainstream breakthrough.
outsider art - a genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists