Outsider Art of Canada
What Else Can Art Be Like?
Five Continents Editions · Print & ebook · January 23, 2024
“Outsider art” is the name given to the idiosyncratic work of self-taught creators who are driven to use their own invented visual language to bring forth images from their imaginations.
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- Who it’s for
- A survey of Canadian outsider art examines its boundaries, biases, and claims to identity.
- Themes
- Canadian outsider art, Art-world boundaries and biases, Who is entitled to be an artist
- Genres
- Folk & Outsider Art, Canadian Art, Art Criticism & Ideas
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“Outsider art” is the name given to the idiosyncratic work of self-taught creators who are driven to use their own invented visual language to bring forth images from their imaginations. It is outside the continuum of art history, outside the boundaries of art recognized by established art institutions, and outside the collective discourse of the mainstream art world.
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This book examines the underlying biases, ideologies, and social factors that inform the various approaches to outsider art, including myths surrounding mental illness, movements toward social inclusion, and movements away from the marginalizing effect of labels. Most importantly, Outsider Art of Canada explores how we think about art and who is entitled to call themselves an artist. In this survey dedicated to outsider art in Canada, the first of its kind, the artists introduced have much to tell us about their need to create, unapologetically and without regard to public opinion.
Canadian Outsider Art
A survey of Canadian outsider art examines its boundaries, biases, and claims to identity.
Come here for
- A survey of outsider art in Canada
- Examination of biases and myths around mental illness
Expect
- Discussion of movements toward social inclusion
- Questions about who gets to call themselves an artist
Where it sits
| Folk & Outsider Art | 96% |
|---|---|
| Art Criticism & Ideas | 80% |
| Canadian Art | 49% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Folk & Outsider Art
- Canadian Art
- Contemporary Art History (1945-)
- Authors
- Linda Rainaldi
- Publisher
- Five Continents Editions
- Published
- January 23, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Canadian outsider art · Art-world boundaries and biases · Who is entitled to be an artist
- Reading lane
- Folk & Outsider Art