HAPPY TO BE NUMBER 92 Painting

I am a Self-taught artist that has been working in various mediums since my youth. I find that the best way to categorize my art would be under Neo-expressionism, Outsider Art, Art Brut, or Art Singulier. "Outsider Art was coined by art critic Rogar Cardinal in 1972 as a English synonym for Art Brut. Art Brut means 'Raw Art' a label created by the French artist Jean Dubuffet to describe art created outside the boundaries of official culture. Dubuffet collected and revered art by those on the outside of the established art scene, such as psychiatric patients and children. Today "outsider art" is often applied more broadly to include certain self-taught or naive artist who were never institutionalized. " "Raw because it is 'uncooked' or 'unadulterated' by culture. Raw because it is creation in its most direct and uninhibited form. Not only were the works unique and original but their creators were seen to exist outside established culture and society. Art Brut is visual creation at its purest - a spontaneous psychic flow from brain to surface."