Outsider art ( or its English synonym as
art brut) is usually use for artists that have little or no contact with the mainstream art world or art institutions. The term
art brut was first used by French artist Jean Dubuffet to indicate artwork done outside the main stream culture.
In Chicago, it is a total enjoyment for me to visit Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art (
http://www.art.org) or Chicago Urban Retreat Art Center (
http://www.urbanartretreat.com), galleries where you can find exciting, refreshing, highly creative work by outsider artists.
This past Friday I attended the opening of Patrick Humphreys who is showing at Oliva Gallery (
http://www.olivagallery.com) in Logan Square. The gallery's walls are covered with painting of different sizes and a coffee table holds a pile of prints and smalls drawings. My eyes and spirit were dancing as I immersed myself in his world. For me the work outside the main stream art culture maintains a raw and direct connection with creative energy; it is honest, direct, and it does not try to impress anyone but simply express itself from deep down its unconscious source.
The exhibit will be up till September, 2017. If having the time and interest, stop by.
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