Category: outsider art
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S.P. Dinsmoor’s Garden of Eden, a Concrete Jungle Where You Can Meet The Maker
It’s not often you get to “meet” the maker of these 100-year-old art environments, but when he died in 1932, S.P. Dinsmoor wanted to make sure you could still meet him 90 years later.
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Museum of International Folk Art Photo Drop
Photos from my recent visit to the Museum of International Folk Art, one of the most magical experiences you could possibly have.
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The Museum of Modern Art’s 13 Best Examples of Outsider Art
While there are little to none on display, the Museum of Modern Art — one of the most famous museums in the world — does own quite a few works by outsider artists.
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M.T. Liggett’s Political Sculptures, An Art Environment With a Message
Enjoy over 600 small and large metal totems and whirligigs lampooning politicians; local, state and national officials; international figures; or anyone who caught his critical eye.
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Bishop Castle, an Intricate and Elaborate Art Environment in the Mountains
Over 50 years later, Jim Bishop has made Bishop Castle a roadside stop everyone must make — it’s beautiful, it’s terrifying, it’s really unlike anything.
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L.J. Maasdam’s Wagon Wheel Tower: Art Environment of the Week
At the age of 90, on a farm near Grinnell, Iowa, Leonard J. Maasdam completed a nearly 60-foot tall wheel tower with over 200 wagon wheels, right in the middle of some cornfields.
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throwback thursday: 2022 outsider art fair photos
Some of the best sights seen and highlights from the 2022 Outsider Art Fair.
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READ: Iranian Art Brut // Outsider Art from Persia
The beautiful and brilliant book, “Iranian Art Brut: Outsider Art from Persia: by Morteza Zahedi
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The 5th Greatest Art Environment of 2022: L.J. MAASDAM’S WAGON WHEEL TOWER
At the age of 90, on a farm near Grinnell, Iowa just 45 minutes East of Des Moines, Leonard J. Maasdam (1904-2003) completed a nearly 60-foot tall wheel tower in the middle of some cornfields. While there isn’t much else…
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Merry Folk Artworkmas
A collection of some of the best outsider artists wish you a very Merry Christmas.