Whoops..

So I just checked the blog to see what other people have written, and I realized my post was totally incorrect. I just looked up the term "outsider art", and it's so fascinating! I had no idea such a concept existed. I sort of just thought all "art" was classified under the art category. The section on Wikepedia about "art of the insane" really stood out to me. One of my friends is actually in a class right now that focuses on art work done by people with disabilities and trauma in their lives. I talked to her after reading about outsider art, and she said that many studies have been done about interpreting art based on the specific mental illnesses that people have. She's currently learning how to interpret artwork that is made by children that have been physically or mental abused. I know it's not quite the same, but it is still very interesting.