Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The second book in a series on the Collection de l'Art Brut in Lausanne, Switzerland, this title presents architecture-themed work by outsider artists from around the world--including Joseph Crepin, whose work was cited as an example by the surrealists; Royal Robertson, whose art is in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian, among other major museums; Gregory Lee Blackstock, an autistic artist from Seattle; and George Widener, whose works are in major museums around the world--offer a vision of architecture that opens up a new dimension, escaping all practical considerations. Color illustrations, a short biography, and a bibliography are provided for each of the 52 international artists whose paintings, sculptures, drawings, and embroideries are featured.
Synopsis
Architecture, the second Art Brut Biennale, presents a selection of works from the Art Brut Collection (Lausanne), linked together by a common theme. The exhibition and the catalog show the public new works by perhaps lesser-known authors, while taking a new slant on some historical pieces. Running the gamut from reality to utopia, Art Brut authors design architectures in resonance with their everyday lives or their memories, reorganizing the space around them according to their own rules and needs. Their imagination and inventiveness carry them to distant, unexplored lands. Yet the vision of architecture that these Art Brut authors offer us here opens up a new dimension, escaping all practical considerations. Over 250 works by fifty-two creators of all origins - European, North American, or Asian - have been selected for the exhibition. This book presents color illustrations, a short biography, and a bibliography for each artist. The diversity at the heart of this concept can be seen in the many different forms and techniques used, such as painting, drawing, sculpture, and embroidery. Among the artists: Alo se, Juliette lisa Bataille, Filippo Bentivegna, Georges Berthomier, Gregory Lee Blackstock, Benjamin Bonjour, douard Boschey, Luigi Brunetti, Andr Car, Diego, Paul Duhem, Paul End, Samuel Failloubaz, Florent, Jacqueline Fromenteau, Willem Van Genk, Jules Godi, Heer, Magali Herrera, Stefan Holzm ller, Testuaki Hotta, Norimitsu Kokubo, F. Kouw, Helmut Nimczewski, Nikifor, Prinz Otto, mile Ratier, Royal Roberston, Hans Saletmeier, Victorien Sardou, Yuri Titov, Johann Tr sch, Yuji Tsuji, Berthe Urasco, Pepe de Valence, Pascal Verbena, Scottie Wilson, Adolf W lfli. Building on the legacy of some five thousand pieces collected by Jean Dubuffet between 1945 and 1971, the Art Brut Collection now owns over sixty thousand works, the fruit of nearly forty years of research. Architecture is the second volume in the series Art Brut - The Collection, published by 5 Continents and the Swiss institution, after Vehicles (2014).