The inside track on Outsider Art | Christie's

First coined by the critic Roger Cardinal in 1972, the term ‘Outsider Art’ was originally employed as a synonym for ‘Art Brut’. That label was created by Jean Dubuffet in the 1940s to describe works produced beyond the boundaries of the mainstream art world.
In the ensuing decades the label has broadened to encompass work by artists who have not had any formal training, and who have never been part of the art establishment. Some of those described as outsiders have come from difficult circumstances, having experienced poverty or mental illness.
In recent years the popularity of Outsider Art has increased among both collectors and curators, with countless examples appearing at auction and in international exhibitions. Given its raw, democratic origins, Outsider Art has a universal appeal. Not only does the work transcend genres, it also serves as a powerful mirror of the artist’s state of mind and of the time in which he or she lived. ‘It is impossible to get Outsider Art that is removed emotionally and personally from its maker,’ says specialist Cara Zimmerman.
Here, Zimmerman highlights the artists for collectors to look out for, with selected works from Outsider Art on 1 March 2024 in New York
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Congratulations to Christie's for its interest in "no art diploma" artists = for thousands years all or most artists has had so far no art schools diplomas. Schools often kill creativity !!!
All Czechs have been taught art for 9 years at Czech ellementary schools, but our creativity our Czech schools did not "killed" ...
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