This is the continuation of part 1 of the article on the Outsider Art of Henry Darger. This first part of the article includes a detailed biography of Henry Darger and a description of his Outsider Art making methods. Here are the remainder of the video clips. At the end of the article, after the […]
Outsider Art by Henry Darger ‘In the Realms of the Unreal’ – part 2
January 10, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Outsider Art by Henry Darger ‘In the Realms of the Unreal’ – Biography & Video Documentary
January 10, 2009 by 1 Comment
The works by the American artist and writer Henry Joseph Darger (1892 -1973) have become one of the most celebrated examples of Outsider Art. The extremity of his labor coupled with the innocence portrayed in what were meant-to-be-private artwork and subject matters invokes both awe and an uneasy feeling of voyeurism. Henry Darger Biography While […]
Outsider Art – Is It Really Art? – part 2
February 29, 2008 by 1 Comment
Continuation of part 1 of the article: Naive and Primitive Artists Dubuffet was working with the mentally ill artists, while “Outsider Art” outside of France was known to be a much more general term. It included not just the psychotic art, but also naive, self-taught, and primitive art as well. On the American scene in […]
