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PRONUNCIATION OF OUTSIDER ART

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OUTSIDER ART

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Outsider art is a noun.
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WHAT DOES OUTSIDER ART MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Outsider art

The term outsider art was coined by art critic Roger Cardinal in 1972 as an English synonym for art brut, a label created by French artist Jean Dubuffet to describe art created outside the boundaries of official culture; Dubuffet focused particularly on art by those on the outside of the established art scene, such as insane-asylum inmates and children. While Dubuffet's term is quite specific, the English term "outsider art" is often applied more broadly, to include certain self-taught or naïve art makers who were never institutionalized. Typically, those labeled as outsider artists have little or no contact with the mainstream art world or art institutions. In many cases, their work is discovered only after their deaths. Often, outsider art illustrates extreme mental states, unconventional ideas, or elaborate fantasy worlds. Outsider art has emerged as a successful art marketing category; an annual Outsider Art Fair has taken place in New York since 1993, and there are at least two regularly published journals dedicated to the subject.

Definition of outsider art in the English dictionary

The definition of outsider art in the dictionary is art produced by untutored artists working by themselves and for themselves.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OUTSIDER ART

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WORDS THAT END LIKE OUTSIDER ART

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Synonyms and antonyms of outsider art in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «outsider art» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OUTSIDER ART

Find out the translation of outsider art to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of outsider art from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «outsider art» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

局外人艺术
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

arte marginal
570 millions of speakers

English

outsider art
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाहरी कला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفن الخارج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

искусство аутсайдеров
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arte marginal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বহির্মুখী শিল্প
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

art brut
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seni luar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Outsider Art
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アウトサイダー·アート
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아웃 사이더 아트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Njaba seni
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nghệ thuật ngoài
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெளி கலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाहेरील कला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yabancı sanat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Outsider Art
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sztuka outsider
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мистецтво аутсайдерів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

artă favorit
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

outsider art
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

buitestaander kuns
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

outsider art
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

outsider art
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of outsider art

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OUTSIDER ART»

The term «outsider art» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.603 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OUTSIDER ART» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about outsider art

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OUTSIDER ART»

Discover the use of outsider art in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to outsider art and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Outsider Art: Spontaneous Alternatives
Colin Rhodes surveys the history and reception of Outsider Art, first championed by Dubuffet and the Surrealists, and provides fresh critical insights into the achievements of both major figures and newly discovered artists.
Colin Rhodes, 2000
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Outsider Art
A look at twenty-nine artists who are "outside culture," unencumbered by "all kinds of cultural, social, indeed psychological prejudices."--p. 7.
Roger Cardinal, 1972
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Outsider Art: From the Margins to the Marketplace
In Outsider Art, Maclagan challenges many of the current opinions about this increasingly popular field of art and explores what happens to outsider artists and their work when they are brought within the very world from which they have ...
David Maclagan, 2010
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How to look at outsider art
A visual introduction to the culture and evaluation process of outsider art showcases numerous works, including several previously unpublished pieces by such artists as Henry Darger, William Hawkins, and Adolf Wlfi, in a volume complemented ...
Lyle Rexer, 2005
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Outsider Art Sourcebook: Art Brut, Folk Art, Outsider Art
With detailed full page entries on 130 artists and 50 visionary environments, this guide encompasses a full view of the most important areas of a field that still has discoveries to make.
John Maizels, 2009
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Art Brut: The Origins of Outsider Art
" In 1948, Dubuffet founded the Campagnie de l'Art Brut in order to extend and document the collections he had recently begun. In 1976, after various adventures, the Collection de l'Art Brut moved to its permanent home in Lausanne.
Lucienne Peiry, 2001
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Raw creation: outsider art and beyond
The book bills itself as an introduction to the topic, but it isin fact quite a comprehensive study.
John Maizels, 2000
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20th century American folk, self-taught, and outsider art
This comprehensive work includes museums with folk, self-taught, and outsider art in their permanent collections; a list of galleries and the artists whom they represent; organizations; publications; recent museum exhibitions; educational ...
Betty-Carol Sellen, Cynthia J. Johanson, 1993
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Self-Taught & Outsider Art: The Anthony Petullo Collection
This spectacular volume reproduces in full colour some 150 pieces from the Anthony Petullo Collection, an extraordinary assemblage of paintings and drawings produced by individuals working outside the perimeter of conventional art training ...
Anthony Petullo, 2005
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Outsider art
Presents a wide range of works produced outside the conventional confines of the art world and linked by a common theme -- man's desperate attempts to reconstruct his distinctive identity.
Jean Louis Ferrier, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OUTSIDER ART»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term outsider art is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Outsider Has Officially Squeezed Its Way Inside The Art World
The artists on view weave together the influence of sources you wouldn't find on the white walls of MoMA -- sources like outsider art, ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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What It Means To Be A 'Self-Taught Genius' In Art
Outsider art is a hairy term. Outside of what exactly? According to whom? In 1994, in a review of the Outsider Art Fair, Roberta Smith valiantly ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Jeff Koons's Suggestions for What to See, Read and Do This Summer
... “is a really great exhibition of outsider art. The Chicago-based Hairy Who inspired me to go to Chicago and study painting at the Chicago Art ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne Plots Art Exhibit Debut
The American Visionary Art Museum, established in 1995, specializes in "intuitive art" or "outsider art" and has displayed work from a range of ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
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China discovers its self-taught artists
Meanwhile, the Nanjing Outsider Art Centre, a non-profit dedicated to the creation, study and exhibition of work by self-taught artists, plans to ... «Art Newspaper, Jul 15»
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Asylum patients' artwork goes on display in Dumfries
"The idea of 'outsider art' has become more common place today, but in the 1880s, Browne's ideas were ground-breaking." Councillor Tom ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
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Paul Rudd Did It Again: The World's Greatest Ongoing Late Night …
Like transcendent outsider art that vaguely resembles a Spielberg movie. Rudd continued playing this clip instead of whichever movie he was ... «Co.Create, Jul 15»
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The outsider art of the Coalition Ingénu expresses visions from deep …
Outsider art it may be, but naive art this is not – references to European history, ancient mythology and the contemporary art scene, for example, ... «Orlando Weekly, Jul 15»
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Michelle Willsmore wins The Adelaide Review Outsider Art Award …
“The Adelaide Review is honoured to present the inaugural Outsider Art Award to recognise exciting works created outside the boundaries of ... «The Adelaide Review, Jul 15»
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Looking For A Good Buy In Outsider Art? Canada's John Swinton …
I've been buying Swinton's art for years. I recognized it immediately as something worthy of investment. But before I get into all that, I do want to ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»

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