Outsider Art/Art Brut

meccalecca · 2013-11-13T15:02:40-05:00

"The term outsider art was coined by art critic Roger Cardinal in 1972 as an English synonym for art brut (French: , "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 those on the outsides of the established art scene such as insane-asylum inmates and children." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsider_art Outsider artists generally lack any formal training, and do not perceive art as a profession. Their pursuit of an art form is far more natural and uninhibited. When it comes to fine art, Outsider Art may be my favorite "genre." An artist like Henry Darger was able to amass an incredible body of work that was truly imaginative and also rather unclassifiable. Music has seen its fair share of Outsiders as well. Daniel Johnston and Wesley Willis are the first to come to mind, while Roky Erikson and Syd Barrett straddled the line between outsiders and insiders due to their psychological disorders. Do any of you guys have favorite Outsider musicians? Do you think the work of an outsider is more genuine, or is it just childish trash?

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Y. Bhekhirst is lovely:

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He has one full length album, which is great:

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Hot In The Airport by Y Bhekhirst

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SquishypuffDave wrote:

Here are a couple of my favourite examples of what I'd call outsider art:

Squishy, Those were fantastic!

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Applerill wrote:

And of course, The Room.

one of the all time greatest works in Cinema.

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Favorite musical outsider artists (whose work I truly, un-ironically enjoy) include David Liebe Hart (his stuff for Tim and Eric is obviously played for laughs due to his naivete, but his Christian spirituals are weirdly affecting), Florence Foster Jenkins (very odd opera singer), Lucia Pamela (weirdest pop singer ever - insists to this day that her only album was genuinely recorded on the moon), Jane and Barton (very minimal ambient-ish pop music; think a super sparse Grouper), Sensational (completely indescribable hip hop wackiness), and Shooby Taylor (the "Human Horn," whose scat singing has very odd punctuation and usage - bonus is that all his recordings are free through his website).

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Applerill wrote:

And of course, The Room.

No other film has brought me as much joy as The Room.

Just read a list of quotes from it, inspiring stuff.
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Patman360 wrote:

No other film has brought me as much joy as The Room.

Just read a list of quotes from it, inspiring stuff.

Have you seen Troll 2. It's on the same level

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meccalecca wrote:

Have you seen Troll 2. It's on the same level

I haven't got a chance yet. 🙁

I've heard good things though, I must get around to it over Christmas!
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Norman Bates wrote:

Isn't the ultimate example something like The Shaggs? In which one truly touches the limit of technical 'ability' (and even of pretty much everything else that's concerned with musicality even).

I still wonder

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Apparently Michael Yonkers is considered a "Outsider" musician. Not 100% sure about that personally though. Maybe back then in the late 60's/early 70's, yes, It was strange for the time. but now? no so much.

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