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PublisherTexas A&M University Press
ISBN-101623496209
ISBN-139781623496203
eBay Product ID (ePID)242774837
Product Key Features
Book TitleOutsider Art in Texas : Lone Stars
Number of Pages132 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicIndividual Artists / Essays, Folk & Outsider Art, American / General, Artists, Architects, Photographers
Publication Year2018
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorJay Wehnert
Book SeriesJoe and Betty Moore Texas Art Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight28 Oz
Item Length10.1 in
Item Width9.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2017-035185
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"A strange and wonderful new book celebrates the often-ignored work of outsider artists. The 11 short biographies included in the book -- largely tales of suffering, redemption and mystery -- are told with great sensitivity and warmth." -- Texas Observer, "This excellent book would be a great addition to every art collector's library." -- Folk Art Messenger
Series Volume Number20
Dewey Decimal709.04/09
SynopsisTexas looms large: big skies, vast plains, large cities. The Lone Star State often inspires a heightened sense of place in its citizens that rivals or surpasses that of New Yorkers. This is frequently reflected in the art of Texas--paintings of bluebonnet fields, longhorn cattle, and scenes from the Texas frontier have long enjoyed popularity with collectors. Outsider artists, on the other hand, live and create on the fringes of culture and society. Generally removed from the influence of place, they prefer instead to chart their own, intensely personal, interior landscapes. They usually have little awareness of or connection to the mainstream art world or its history, and they typically possess limited intention that their work will have an audience or find a place in the broader landscape of art. Woven through the lives and work of outsider artists is a common thread of isolation. This isolation may be psychological, cultural, socioeconomic, geographical, racial, or institutionally imposed. Circumstances of life, chosen or not, have placed these artists apart. However, these artists, like their formally trained peers, find that they are compelled to make art; it is essential to their lives as a manifestation of their personal histories, societal and cultural forces, and an unfailing drive to express themselves. In Outsider Art in Texas: Lone Stars , author Jay Wehnert takes readers on a visually stunning excursion through the lives and work of eleven outsider artists from Texas, a state particularly rich in outsider artists of national and international renown., Outsider artists live and create on the fringes of culture and society. Generally removed from the influence of place, they prefer instead to chart their own, intensely personal, interior landscapes. In Outsider Art in Texas, Jay Wehnert takes readers on a visually stunning excursion through the lives and work of eleven outsider artists from Texas.
LC Classification NumberN6505.5.O87W44 2018
