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Twenty ‘expanding field’ artworks…

Simon Beck The first artist that comes to mind to me as an ‘expanding field’ artist is the snow artist I discovered a couple of week’s ago: Simon Beck. British engineer Beck, after he suffered some injuries and could no … Continue reading

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Outsider Art – what is it?

Definition – Outsider Art The term outsider art was coined by art critic Roger Cardinal in 1972 as an English synonym for Art Brut, or ‘raw art’: art devoid of expectations, prior conceptions and influence from the modern art world. … Continue reading

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I collect dolls

Morton Bartlett As mentioned in a previous post, I visited the Hamburger Bahnhof, and whilst there I also saw a collection of elaborately designed, modelled and dressed dolls by American artists Morton Bartlett. Central works of Bartlett’s collection were 15 semi-life-sized … Continue reading

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