Art Brut: [‘Raw art’] the term used by the French painter Jean Dubuffet (1901–85) to describe the kind of art he discerned in the work of psychotics, children, and amateur painters and of which he formed a large collection (now in a museum in Lausanne). In 1948 Dubuffet founded a company, the Compagnie de l’art brut, to promote Art Brut, but it folded in 1951. Dubuffet’s own paintings were strongly influenced by such art, which he perceived as refreshingly direct and emerging spontaneously from the unconscious mind.
“Art Brut.” The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press, accessed July 13, 2016,http://www.oxfordartonline.com.libproxy.lib.unc.edu/subscriber/article/opr/t4/e111.
Folk Art: The art, handicrafts, and decorative ornament produced by people who have had no formal arttraining but have an established tradition of styles and craftsmanship. A country or region may have a characteristic folk art.
“folk art.” The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press, accessed July 13, 2016,http://www.oxfordartonline.com.libproxy.lib.unc.edu/subscriber/article/opr/t4/e737.
Outsider Art: A term used since the 1940s to describe art produced ‘outside’ the normal fine art tradition. Synonymous in many ways with Art Brut, many of its practitioners have, in fact, been stimulated to create as a result of experiencing a psychological trauma or some other mental disturbance.
“outsider art.” The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press, accessed July 13, 2016,http://www.oxfordartonline.com.libproxy.lib.unc.edu/subscriber/article/opr/t4/e1224.
