This latest artist showcase brings you the intricate work of self-taught French artist Michel Meraud. Brut of dog I remember being in the classroom, drawing in a notebook and listening to the teacher a little. Later on, high school art lessons were the best hours of my week. When I start my work I have no plan. … Continue reading Artist Showcase: Michel Meraud
This Artist Showcase features the wonderfully diverse work of American self-taught artist Jon Sarkin. Below, you can read an interview with Jon about his work, or watch him talking about it in a video. Scroll down even further to view a curated selection of Jon's works and find a link to his website. Happy skull … Continue reading Artist Showcase: Jon Sarkin
This latest artist showcase highlights the work of Nicola Stradiotto When did your interest in art/creating begin? I graduated in 1998 at the art institute of Cittadella, near Padua (not so far from Venice in Italy), art it's part of my life.I can't live without my camera or my pencil case! What is your starting … Continue reading Artist Showcase: Nicola Stradiotto
This latest artist showcase highlights the work of Yvette Hess. Running, 2018 When did your interest in art/creating begin? I think I always wanted to be an artist. My parents have mentioned, on numerous occasions, that I started drawing when I was about 2 or 3 years old. I’d draw on the walls, in books, … Continue reading Artist Showcase: Yvette Hess
This artist showcase highlights the life and work of Italian artist Claudio Parentela. Painting 2520, 2021 When did your interest in art/creating begin? Oh .... a long long time ago ..... ever since I was a child I drew strange threadlike beings with huge eyes, who fought each other in unpredictable and gory ways. I … Continue reading Artist Showcase: Claudio Parentela
The latest artist showcase introduces drawings and paintings by Paris Sergiou, a Greek artist currently living in Cyprus
Although it has not yet reached the highs achieved by auctions of ‘mainstream’ art, the monetary value of ‘outsider art’ is creeping up. This blog is written in light of the recent Christie’s auction of outsider art from the William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation which took place earlier this month. I have felt compelled to comment on … Continue reading Changing the way we see success: is outsider art becoming the new mainstream?
As my research continues, I have been looking at the notion of the art ‘competition.’ More specifically, I have been looking at the barriers that surround these competitions; focusing on the application and selection processes. In many parts of our lives, we are encouraged to fit into an already existing and established ‘box.’ This box, … Continue reading Art competitions and their barriers
The latest showcase comes from Thomas Riesner - please note, the text has been translated to English from German. My interest in art started in 1990 in a club for mentally ill people. The club is called Durchblick e.v. in Leipzig. It is a gallery and a museum. I don't have a starting point for … Continue reading Artist Showcase: Thomas Riesner
Recently, I have been returning to the classic texts of outsider art in an attempt to uncover where the marginalisation of this type of work really began. My research has uncovered a few key areas that illustrate how ingrained the idea of 'otherness' and 'us' and 'them' is when it comes to outsider art and … Continue reading Discovering Outsider Art: The Narrative of Otherness
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