Outsider Art
"Refers to the creative work of artists who are self-taught and/or those who, for a variety of reasons, are what I consider fortunately impervious to being taught how to make art. It now includes all of the following:
the visionary, the intuitive, the eccentric;
the psychotic, the obsessive, the compulsive.
The French artist Jean Dubuffet is perhaps more responsible than anyone else for our current awareness of what we now call Outsider Art. He coined the phrase Art Brut, which literally means Raw Art, to refer to art made by those described above. The raw and the pure, without the countless layers of training and cultural sophistication that afflicts most mainstream art, is what appeals to me and is how I identify that which I call Outsider Art." (
These are Halloween Masks molds. I like these and I think that they are super interesting as I think many pieces in his private collection are..
It is very collectable and HOT right now, so what is TRAMP Art ?
Tramp Art is a wanderer’s art form, so there are no written records of the carver’s work. Typically, tramps and hobos would congregate around campfires, where they would sing songs, recite poetry, and create their own individual works of art. The hobos would usually whittle while tramps would carve, using the wood from free supplies of cigar boxes and fruit crates.
Tramp Art comes in a great variety, from small boxes and frames, to large furniture and intricate objects. The artists were usually untrained craftsmen, people who wanted to decorate everyday objects, using the chip carving method." ALL SANDS
Personally, for the most part,I do not care for the case goods or the upholstery in this apartment. But, I do think some great things were done with the art.
The Halloween molds.
I think his display is fabulous. Each head is illuminated and set on a floating shelf.
Ray guns from c.1930's
I really like to see all kinds of art and how it's used so each piece is interesting to me but my favorites would be the Tramp Art and the Spinal Column (my husband is a mechanical engineer for an Orthropedic Company in Spinal). Once took a career test and it came out that I should be a detective as well because of my attention to detail!! My kids never knew how I found things out! HA! Also a "self-taught" artist with no formal training at all....you've really inspired me again Renee! I need to stay home and paint! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHave you been to the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore? It's party central for outsider art!
ReplyDeleteI know someone who works in Forensics. Really interesting.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite pieces are the ladies skipping around in their bikinis !!Love them, XXXX
Pigtown-Design
ReplyDeletewell, i am definitely going there when i get up to baltimore.
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Lulo,
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DO IT!!
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Renee - how informative this piece is to us not so "artsy" folk. I have an artist friend/designer Erich Ginder (ghost tree & mansion chandelier) who has been working on "bum" art the last few years & had no clue what that was. I quite like the floating heads on the wall & the vintage game boards hung too. We all watch Dexter too. It's like a train wreck where you can't look away. Great post as always!
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ReplyDeleteI know, it is like a train wreck, but better.
at least in the end there is a POINT to the disaster !
right ?
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I've always had an attraction to art by self-taught artists..., never thought of it as outsider art, or knew that it was called that.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for these wonderful photos of Frank's home and his collection. This man is a genius with design and he and Roger Ricco have some of the best eyes in the business. What a thrill to "walk" through these rooms and take a peek!
ReplyDeleteI did not realize that was the premise behind Dexter. The Halloween face masks were very interesting. I find you certainly need to have an art gallery style house to make this kind of stuff work?
ReplyDeleteFun tour Renee!
Interesting MIss Renee! I am terrible when it comes to choosing art. I appreciate all kinds and and the talent that goes behind much of it (there is some that truly I think I could do, which isn't saying much).
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I loved your insider observations, Renee. Very interesting. I totally agree with what you said on the whole "model homes" "dumbing it down for the masses" thing. great post. P.S. I love your personality and thanks for the sweet comments! XO
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