#outsiderart — Public Fediverse posts

"Untitled," Minnie Evans, 1959.

Evans (1892-1987) was a self-taught Black folk artist who didn't begin drawing until she was in her 40s, working at the ticket booth at Airlie Gardens in Wilmington, NC.

Inspired by her inner visions, her religious faith, her regard for her ancestors, and her surroundings, she created many intricate images of faces amid flowers and foliage. The faces could be her ancestors, or her version of spiritual guides, or something else altogether.

She once said that her flower paintings were her vision of heaven, dismissing the idea of heaven as white and full of clouds, but instead a joyous garden of rainbow colors.

Her work, which began in the 40s, was in many ways a forerunner to psychedelic art of the 60s and 70s; this would not have been out of place on the wall of a hippie's flat.

From the American Folk Art Museum, New York.

#Art #MinnieEvans #OutsiderArt #VisionaryArt #BlackArtists #WomenArtists #BlackHistory #WomensHistory #AmericanArt #FlowerFriday

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if you're in Seattle you can find my art book 'Notebook Sketches 2011-2025' at the Paper Pushers Print Shop / Seattle Printer's Guild

#artbook #art #zine #diy #diyzine #outsiderart #artbrut

"Country Doctor (Night Call)," Horace Pippin, 1935.

I've talked about Pippin (1888-1946) before; he was a self-taught Black American artist who took up art as a sort of therapy after being injured in WWI. He painted scenes of everyday Black American life, and what he lacked in formal training, he made up for with passion, depth, a remarkable eye for design, and a flair for storytelling and depicting people's lives.

Here we have a scene in a wooded area in the midst of a snowstorm....but a man is slowly leading a horse, pulling a wagon, through the storm. It's not just a mere depiction of a winter scene, but a tribute to the resilience and dedication of a rural doctor, trudging through the storm to someone in need.

Pippin's most popular work are his depictions of Black life, many drawn from his childhood. He also did religious paintings and some historical paintings, mostly of his WWI experiences, but also a noted depiction of John Brown going to his execution, based on descriptions from his grandmother, who witnessed it. I find his work delightful.

From the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

#Art #HoracePippin #BlackArtists #Primitive #SelfTaught #OutsiderArt #BlackHistory #AmericanArt

NOTEBOOK SKETCHES 2011-2025

This is 100 pages of pure weirdness. Assembled from my personal notebooks. Every copy is hand-numbered in an edition of 50 and signed.

I have 20 copies available for online purchase.

https://pixelhexing.storenvy.com/products/36977271-notebook-sketches-2011-2025

#artzine #artbrut #zine #diyzine #diyart #diy #outsiderart #sketchbook

I have a box of 50 new art books. each hand numbered and signed. all snug in their protective sleeves. more info soon!

#artzine #artbrut #zine #diyzine #diyart #diy #outsiderart #sketchbook #art #inkdrawing

I've received the proof copy of my notebook sketches book. looks and feels great! filled with all manner of weird scenes inside. perhaps it will be your favorite coloring book?

this is going to be a very small run of 50 copies. Its main purpose is a test run for a larger, full color book I'm working on. but its something I've wanted to put together for a while. it's like the DIY self released ep before the mainstream, commercial sellout full-length.

#art #artbrut #outsiderart #artzine #diyzine #diy #inkdrawing #inkart #sketchbook #linedrawings

"Tree of Paradise," Séraphine Louis, 1926.

Louis (1864-1942) was a self-taught painter inspired by her own intense religious faith, and stained-glass windows in her local church.

A domestic servant, first at a local convent and later by assorted bourgeois families in the town of Senlis, she painted privately on various objects until 1912, when one of her employers, an art collector, stumbled on her work and was greatly impressed. He encouraged her to work more and supplied paints and canvases for her to work on. She was launched into a world of critical and financial success...but was ill-equipped to handle it and lost most of the money she made.

By 1932 her mental health, which was always wobbly, deteriorated to the point that she had to be institutionalized. She spent the rest of her life in an institution, sadly denied any sort of artistic outlet. Today she is remembered as a significant outsider artist.

From the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

#Art #WomenArtists #OutsiderArt #SeraphineLouis #SelfTaught #SadStory

Coco Bello, le leader de la solution simple aux problèmes compliqués ( élu démocratiquement).

#democracy
#democratie
#citoyen
#bonsens
#fakenews
#informazione
#contemporaryart
#raw
#outsiderart
#peinturefigurative

Hi, my name is Arjen a.k.a. Kons(trukto), and I'm an illustrator/animator/dutch rapper/musician.
A lot of my work is in animation for music videos and cover designs, but I also dabble in landscapes and botany.

I love to talk about art, but also like cacti, D&D and vegetable gardening

Here's my portfolio:
Konstrukto78.wixsite.com/studiospons/projects-3

#konstrukto_spons #kons_spons #outsiderart #artbrut #indieanimation #livingmuseumvught #artistwithautism

Titel: Auf dem Weg nach Jericho (on the way to Jericho); Acryl auf Zeichenpapier (on drawing paper) 200g/qm; 133 x 133 cm (52.4 x 52.4"); März 2020
Link: https://gallery.b22.de/werk/?Qwd=./Wirkwelten/Anderswelt&Qif=Jericho.jpg&Qiv=thumbs&Qis=FS
#jericho #beings #wesen #abstractfigurative #abstactexpressionism #layersofreality #Wirklichkeitsebenen #religiousart #otherworld #Anderswelt #visionaryart #magicalland #fairyworld #Märchen #undergroundart #outsiderart #artbrut #mythicalart #narrativeart #storytellingart #art #kunst #acrylpainting #Expressionismus