[p2p-research] the abundance of art

[marc fawzi]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsider_art

"The term *outsider art* was coined by art
critic<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_critic> Roger
Cardinal<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roger_Cardinal&action=edit&redlink=1>in
1972 as an
English <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language> synonym for *art
brut* (IPA: /aʁ bʁyt/<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English>,
French <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language> for "raw art" or
"rough art"), a label created by French<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France>
artist <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artist> Jean
Dubuffet<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Dubuffet>to describe
art <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art> created outside the boundaries of
official culture; Dubuffet focused particularly on art by
insane-asylum<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychiatric_hospital>inmates."

On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 5:54 PM, <paola.dimaio at gmail.com> wrote:

> oh yes, found it
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> (sorry if not directly relevant to p2p, but definitely
> a collective, and part of the commons imho)
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> just for completeness
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> the one i saw in Germany years ago was the Prinzhorn collection
> http://www.prinzhorn.uni-hd.de/beispiele/himmel_eng.shtml
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> discussed here  in a broader context
> http://www.gseart.com/exhibitions.asp?ExhID=455
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> On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 1:35 AM, <paola.dimaio at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I saw an exhibition about ten year or so ago, not sure where
>> but I seem to remember Germany, there is also an exhibition book going
>> around,
>> it was the most beautiful art work made by psychiatric patients
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>> I am not sure its the same or just similar
>> but its on in London, lots of interesting links also to be found on the
>> web
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>> http://www.wellcomecollection.org/press/2009/WTX053734.htm
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>>> Even if your,re clinically insane you can make great art
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> Paola Di Maio,
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