Re: Outsider Art

Yeah, I definitely had to look up outsider art. I found some really interesting things. A lot of the outsider art that I found was weird and bizarre, but simple at the same time. It reminded me of the year-long exhibit that just ended at the American Visionary Art Museum in Bmore called What Makes Us Smile? I saw the exhibit this summer AND it was my first time visiting the AVAM.

The exhibit was awesome! It was full of fun and funny drawings, sculptures, paintings, videos, and more. It was particularly interesting because the works featured in the exhibit weren't all created by "artists." Some of the work was done by people outside the traditional art world like comedians and writers. Here's one of my favorite illustrations featured in the exhibit:

I think this exhibit showed how a different perspective can completely change the quality of art.