Outsider Art

This basically means "raw art" or "rough art", a label created by baguette wielding Jean Dubuffet to describe art created outside the boundaries of official culture; he especially liked the art created by insane asylum inmates.

The English term "Outsider Art" is often applied more broadly, to include certain self-taught or Naïve art makers who were never institutionalized. Typically, those labeled as Outsider Artists have little or no contact with the institutions of the mainstream art world; in many cases, their work is discovered only after their deaths. Much Outsider Art illustrates extreme mental states, unconventional ideas, or elaborate fantasy worlds.

Ive really got into this since I started exploring folk art. And ive come across some really inspiring artists so i thought i would put them down here so i can remember them:

Sam Doyle

He painted on scraps of wood and metal, documenting both St. Helena firsts and prominent members of the island community.

Sister Gertrude Morgan

Born in Lafayette, Alabama, Gertrude Morgan heard a voice in 1937 that told her, "Go and Preach, tell it to the world." Two years later, she moved to New Orleans and became a street preacher. With Mother Margaret Parker and Sister Cora Williams, she opened an orphanage and built a chapel and a childcare center in Gentilly. Music was an intricate part of Morgan’s religious activities. She sang as well as played

the piano, guitar, and tambourine.

Around 1957, the Holy Ghost came to her in a vision and chose her to become a bride of Christ. At this time, she began to dress only in white, furnished her home in white, and began to paint. An untrained artist, Sister Gertrude Morgan’s paintings were an extension of her religious devotion. Combining text and images, she created compelling artwork. Intended to educate, the written areas often refer to the scripture illustrated and are an integral part of the image.

Howard Finster

Oh my god. How cute is Mr Coke?

The Reverend Howard Finster, preaching his heart out to his family, friends, and anyone who would listen, until his feeble body of 84 years of age could take no more. He is still preaching today through the sacred arts and prints that he left behind, all the videos, tapes, and memories stored in our minds, hearts, and souls that he won for God.