...In the United States, the popular, commercial, and critical interest in folk art and outsider art that has exploded in recent decades is very evident in places like Texas, especially in Houston and Dallas. Although their state is vast in size, Texans have long harbored a strong, shared sense of cultural-regional identity; some of its common reference points include a first-hand familiarity with Spanish-American culture, due to the state’s proximity to Mexico; an abiding sense – part mythic, part real – of Texans’ rugged individualism; and a social manner that, while gracious and even intimate-feeling to visitors, seems to be rooted in a generations-old appreciation of cordiality and a deep respect for authority.
That last factor may have helped foster a self-conscious sense of community among Texans, from rural ranchers to big-city dwellers, in which, sociologically speaking, group members instinctively know and understand the ‘rules’ of public behavior and discourse, including commonly shared values that prevail in traditional contexts of artistic expression.
This unique book presents works that until now have only been seen in private collections or museum vaults. Works by well known outsider artists and new discoveries express their personal interpretations of sexual desire and activity.
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Downloadable PDF version of the "Texts, Time and Listings" section of the Outsider Art Sourcebook featuring key texts, timeline and bibliography on Outsider Art as well as listings for Galleries, Studios, Websites & Organizations.
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Downloadable PDF version of the Environment section of the Outsider Art Sourcebook featuring 60 visionary environments from around the world. PREVIEW HERE
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This is a downloadable (PDF) version of the large Artists section of our renowned Outsider Art Sourcebook. Nearly 200 artists - fully responsive - biographies, references, images