I am 72 and paint. Started few years ago. I know nothing about art.. BUT I know what I like. I cried my way thru this video with joy and understanding. Thank you thank you from South Africa.
the fact that the last artist portrays what he wants his life to be and not what he sees: a world full of peace and quiet where he can be healthy and thrive with his family - something so simple and mundane for a lot of people, but unachievable for him, is heartbreaking. you know all the joy in his art is just a dream for him
I found it very relatable. I think I do the exact same thing. I draw characters I want to meet some day and I draw myself how I want to look, but not how I actually look. This is probably relatable for most artists nowadays.
The part where the guys painting on the wall and he’s like “see this thing? It’s from my brain. Beautiful isn’t it?” I really felt that. That’s exactly how it feels making art. You start working on a thing and all of a sudden there’s this unique thing forming that wasn’t there before and it’s there now because you made it and it came from you. You can’t help but feel this mixture of pride and wonderment that such images came out of your own head.
I won my first award in an "Outsider Artist" juried exhibition. It gave me the confidence to push my boundaries as an artist and enabled me to grow my list of collectors pretty fast!! I consider myself a contemporary abstract artist, but if someone wants to label me an "Outsider Artist" I'll wear the label proudly!!!
The power of art is unparalleled. Visual art, music, poetry, dance. Practicing some kind of art is healing. A necessity, an ancient need. Just as much as a roof over your head.
Very moving. I was a Sculptor. Now 70 I am having difficulty painting because I have weird stuff coming from my subconscious. This has been so wonderful and encouraging to watch. I love all tge people creating their new worlds 🌎❤😍💕
From my understanding, at the root of their sincerity for a portion of these artists is developing a world in which they’re included having been rejected by the one they currently live in. Where their shackles are torn and freedom is limitless; this overwhelming sensation pours out of them so much so that it gets to the essence of art. It’s a blessing to be introduced to this other side of a coin and to know it’s equally gleaming as bright as it’s more well known facade if not more!
I agree with Jon and reason being the innocence and freedom of the artists. They are child-like with a kind of pure innocence. Art is a universal kaleidoscope of infinite creation.
Thank you. As a disabled artist this gives me the inspiration I've needed. My condition is progressing and I need to get back to work while I still can 🎨💞
Art became much more about how much we can bend the word art. Art is simply the expression of the Individual, and that got lost, people no longer express themselfs. Its much more about, how much random stuff we can sell to old rich people. That is the main reason art is still so misunderstood, the main reason its not beeing taken serious by most people, the main reason people think that good art is subjective. It is not, theres no good or bad art, just authentic and inauthentic. If your art is about how much you can do, and still get away with, it isnt about you or your reality, emotions, or the simple expression of your existence. Its just for financial gain. Art died because of this "modern" nonsense. Loved the documentary and the Insight to theese peoples lifes, expressing themselfs!
An artist buddy of mine had that criticism about the recent acclaim for Vivian Maier. As compelling and (somewhat) tragic as her story is, I had to disagree with his cynicism. Her photography was GREAT, and it was only providence that it was ever found--though a loss that she wasn't known when she was alive.
Self-taught artist here. I worked as a director in a large Plein Air group. The artists who seemed to have the hardest time appreciating their own and the work of others were the most highly educated. They were filled with so many rules from their Fine Arts educations, the joy of painting was squeezed right out! I like to think I was taught to create by child I was - she taught me the joy of expression! Guess whose paintings sold! 😅
So many wonderful things I could say here. I love that some of the artists will tell you how beautiful their work is. No fancy trendy speak. So heartening.
This entire video with its artists has inspired me that it is okay to be sick on the inside and it is okay to produce complex weird art installations and paintings. Thank you so so so much!
Really liked your comics! Brought me back to the days when I would make my own comics in class, filled with my own characters and storylines to escape the boredom of society. I think you bring an amazing message with your work as well too. Keep on being amazing! :)
You read a lot about these artists and see their work but it’s really nice to actually watch them create and talk about their art. You get to see how much joy it brings them and how much passion they have for it.
This is a fantastic documentary. But in it, I notice several people express a dichotomy between artists 'compelled' to create and ones who 'do it for money'. As an artist I am sickened if I don't create; I AM compelled; *but* I also have to eat and pay rent and buy a minimum of supplies. Not every artist has someone caring for their needs. There comes a point where you are forced to make it into a 'business' to some extent or you may not be able to sustain it at all. I bet countless gifted, natural artists ended up unable to create because they didn't manage to make it work and they didn't have family or support to fall back on. I find the common 'mythos' that artists who don't earn money/fame are somehow truer than the ones who yearn to make a living is really detrimental to all of them. Artists are all humans first and have the exact same basic needs as others. Inspiration IS magical and yet does not feed us or pay bills.
What you speak of is actually the myth created by the cultural movement of Romanticism. This movement which began in the late 18th century has shaped the way we think about art and the artist. "Value" was placed on qualities such as imagination, creativity, spontaneity, originality and self-expression. Later on more stress was placed in the artists commitment to his own vision. Then of course what followed was his (never female) alienation from society, his melancholy and madness associated to his 'genius'. He became the 'outsider' and his fate is to die a martyr to art… Three examples of artists appropriating this identity:- Delacroix's "Tasso in the Hospital of Saint Anna, Ferrara" (1874) and James Barry's "Self-Portrait as Timanthes, head" (1790). Also Francisco Goya's "Yard with Lunatics" (1794). What makes it so powerful where even in todays society people still subscribe to it, is its representation of personal autonomy and creative fulfilment which is elusive to everybody… not just artists. Learnt this in Art History...
John Castle - Indeed. Art history is a part of my life unless you are suggesting there is a gap or space between them… Unfortunately (or fortunately) human life span is very short. It is therefore necessary to learn from others experiences and testimonies, from the past and present if there is to be any 'knowledge' at all.
well said. I will paint pet portraits out the wazoo to pay my rent. The snobby artists that hold the beliefs you mentioned tend to be hobbiest and not working artists.
So much beautiful and inspiring art in this documentary. Much of it leaves the carefully considered, overly pontificated, money-oriented "traditional" art scene in the dust.
This is such a necessary programme to be made. The Otherness of being, a way of making art without the constraints of formal, sometimes heavy, critique - beautifully moving.
I love this. The work so generous, the pace is perfect and though Alan Yentob comes from the outside, into these lives, he is moved and we watch him be moved, and this adds to the empathic form.
I found this so inspiring. The sheer magnitude of creation that came out of these people is nothing short of purity. There is no contrivance or careerism to their art. They pour out their hearts, minds, and spirits into their work because they are compelled by their souls to do so, and I cant think of any art that is better than that.
DuBuffet was right. These artists are probably sometimes closer to "raw" imagination. Inhibited, uncensored, unrestrained imagination. As an artist, I find myself rather conservative and restrained by comparison. Truly enlightening documentary and a real food for thought.
As a folk artist, who has been called an "outsider" (I still have no clue what that is); this has been an amazing piece to watch. Thank you so much for sharing this!
+dollladie I agree, and I tend to think of "outsider" in this case just meaning someone who creates outside of the feedback loop of genres, tropes, audience expectation, career trajectory and other social distortions to the art itself.
I came to art as an outsider myself in 2018, and also because of ptsd from my wartime experience. In fact, art has been the only thing that has truly helped me positively manage my mental health. And yes, I’ve tried plenty of drugs both legal and illegal along with counseling and other cognitive therapies. For me, Art therapy is the only way.
Thank you for this video. I am a painter that has lost her way. This video moved me so deeply and profoundly. It reminded me why art is magical and so important. Thank you
Wow! I have been an artist most of my life and these artists have so inspired me. Thank you so much for showing just how freeing and wondrous art can be. I have been too stuck in my safe corner and want to have fun again!
i am a post-epileptic ex heroin addict who started drawing n making music when i got clean 6 1/2 years ago.my work is fueled by an urgency n a kinda shame at all the dead years i spent numbing myself but fr many "outsider" (a label i dont have a problem with in the slightest as the gent says at the begining iv been called a lot worse over the years ha ha) artists theres no recognition or documentary or parity just cold indifference . i dont really have any commercial pretensions but just a withering hope that it be maybe recognised that the stuff i do comes from an essential mechanism that i need to exercise to orient me through a world that i find v hard to deal with at times.n that its a better thing i do now...
@mal dorar same clean 20 yrs. of recent broken leg and 8 months off work, leading to depression and anxiety. creating is indeed a therapy and I paint now more than ever. It took a long time but I create now only to please myself and strange enough the ones I enjoyed doing the most are the ones friends and family prefer. I am not a professional but I find integrity, being true to yourself amd accepting imperfections as your uniqueness is the best I don,t think any of the Masters set out to be be rich. . Congratulations on overcoming difficulties and paint often it changes dramatically for the better in a very short time, both in your pieces and in your mind : D
Thank you so much You Tube, being an artist, I found this doco extremely inspirational. You really do supply the world with so much interesting information. Thanks again. Cheers Nik. ❤️
Fantastic documentary on Art. There's no insiders or outsiders, just Art. However, interpretation is what separates "good" from "bad" art, which of course doesn't exist, we artist try to interpret and represent our feelings or impact of our world and we express in different ways. Thanks again!
Totally encapsulated by some of these images. The first story about the guy who couldn't speak. When I saw his artwork I exclaimed aloud. It's a windows into his mind. It was so clear. Even without the story, the content itself, the shapes and symbols throughout... It is simply exquisite. Soo bored with antique drawings of well to do Edwardian men and women, ugh... So so fresh. I am a pedestrian when it comes to art, so I'm yet to hold any final thoughts as really it's just the beginning for me, which I'm sure is an never ending journey. Not like any of you care. Just hate it when people miss the point then call everyone else lame for having too much of a good time!
The one thing that this wonderful video does not show, unfortunately, is how many other artists are out there who are not mentally or physically challenged in any way. With zero knowledge about art history and no schooling in art, they still make amazing and outstanding art that is unaffected by the art world. I hope that people realize that the term "outsider" does not only apply to those with some kind of mental challenge, there are thousands of outsider artists besides the type mostly shown here. The video is great, but leaves out a huge swath of artists.
You are right Keith there is a huge populous of artists who don't fit the corporate mould who are probably genius' but I think that's the subject for a different video. Have you seen the comments made on the vids of the art world like the Tate Modern or Paul Watson's (Info Wars) comments ? I hope they make more video's like this.
I think being different is liberating. Conformity is the height of... of... bordom, uninspiring... DULL. Call it a mental disorder bi- product. .. we all are no some spectrum somewhere, so be it. Better to embrace originality however it comes about than some gatekeeper telling the society... what is art.
That's the first thing I thought of when they asked what is outsider art, I thought it's someone not playing the game of the art world that would make an artist famous, either by choice or because they are not located in a major city.
Check out The Visionary Museum in Baltimore. Outsiders are actually visionaries and most of them start making art in their elder years, like in their 80s. It’s absolutely astonishing to me. I’ve never had so much excitement in my body looking at art.
I have been a commercial illustrator/photographer, fine artist, performing artist, and worked in a wide variety of different mediums. I used to think I wasn't a "successful" artist, because I would do mundane administrative temp jobs, as well as freelance art work, so I could pursue my art. Now, I know that many artists teach or find alternate ways of earning money. I have always had many ideas and projects to pursue. As a youthful senior, I am working on ink illustrations for a fractured fairy tale I have written. I am not sure whether I will self-publish it, or send it to publishers for consideration, but it is a goal I am working on nearly every day. I've always been interested in "outsider art." The Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland is a fantastic place to visit. It is always inspiring to me to see how different minds perceive "reality" and use their imagination. It is fascinating to see the different centers where people with mental challenges can create art around the world. What a fascinating and inspiring film!
This is fabulous! Giving voice to artists, This is real, raw, natural unfiltered....thanks to all the people that created the opportunities for these artists to create and be valued.
I am 52 and have had so much art creatuvity ideas of SOOO many kinds waiting waiting and waiting patiently...beyond time ....for me ....to let it all out and into this world 😊this documentry was inspiring and moving in such an enormous way...THANK YOU ..to every artist you featured here ...to the artist in each of us...may we find our way onto the path of our creative journies, hoe ever that creativity may want to be expressed 🕳️👽🌌🥰🌌👽🕳️
This is so good. Art has so many professional and enthusiast faces. This hopes to expose it all as valuable. Bravo. Also. Nobody made fun of Columbus for saying the world was round. Everybody knew it back then.
*LOVE THE ART * Keep it coming! 'ability' - not disability. Somebody long ago made that awful tag. Moving forward ~ In the big picture everyone has an ability and thinking and creating outside the box is rocking on any personal level! *Keep on rockin' in the free world!!!* LOVE THE ART *Free your mind and the rest will follow!!!* LOVE THE ART
yes its great but the money guys fuck it all up when they start to pay money for teh guy to produce art like an essembley line...it stops being art there and then and becomes business....shame....real art is kids and toddler art cos its instantaneous...no planing....they paint it like they imagine it to be....a tree has a brown stomp and a green top ...which is what a tree is in the cruedest form possible...means the child has totally captured the essence of being a tree....
Magdalena Westman It inspired me too - now I am thinking this is something to do in real life, set up a space where anyone and everyone can create and exchange, can sell and encounter. Of course after Corona...
The idea of equality of outcome and a removal of the bias towards objective standards is what allows shysters like yentob, to sell this pale of sheep waste as an art documentary rather than a video profile of the exploitative nature of hucksters and scam 'artists'
Indeed, really awesome. If you like art you might also like the art of Joe Brockerhoff. After a series of persian poetry I've started with a series of paintings of him to be presented fortnightly on my page. The first one is already online. Let me know if you liked it. 🥂 P.S.: English subtitle is available. 😊
Where would the history of creativity be without mental illness? What "they" see, many of us will never see. But at least we have an opportunity to be exposed to their work. A privilege in and of itself. I just pray that they aren't exploited by greedy others.
"Outsider art" is created outside the gallery system.Usually be people who didn't go to art school.However once the "outsider" becomes famous you'll find that they make that artist an insider pretty quick.
Timothy Lee the people are "outsiders"we will always be. The art and illness bring original pieces that once you see you cant throw it in a corner. And if you do it finds a way to touch someone ,it finds a home and touches the soul.
I was wondering if it was still outsider art when people (including those with disabilities) refer to themselves as geniuses, get the big shows, and ask someone to carry their luggage for them lol. Seems pretty inside to me.
I can't recall my ever having enjoy such a piece of great television for years.... so wonderful that it sparkled my muse fuse like an inferno of nostalgic shadows.I need to explain,break the news to Canvas the soul of Blood Orange and Ricoshay... a skyblue is what is required to ease the shattered hearts of its squirming desperate white unwashed Canvas Bastardry
I am 72 and paint. Started few years ago. I know nothing about art.. BUT I know what I like. I cried my way thru this video with joy and understanding. Thank you thank you from South Africa.
That’s the trick. Seek what you like, and view whatever upsets you.
Bidi bidi bom
Why were you crying?
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Share your art to the world Yuki! now with the ability of being online, your gallery visitors is the entire world! :)
the fact that the last artist portrays what he wants his life to be and not what he sees: a world full of peace and quiet where he can be healthy and thrive with his family - something so simple and mundane for a lot of people, but unachievable for him, is heartbreaking. you know all the joy in his art is just a dream for him
I found it very relatable. I think I do the exact same thing. I draw characters I want to meet some day and I draw myself how I want to look, but not how I actually look. This is probably relatable for most artists nowadays.
The part where the guys painting on the wall and he’s like “see this thing? It’s from my brain. Beautiful isn’t it?” I really felt that. That’s exactly how it feels making art. You start working on a thing and all of a sudden there’s this unique thing forming that wasn’t there before and it’s there now because you made it and it came from you. You can’t help but feel this mixture of pride and wonderment that such images came out of your own head.
Everyone needs to see this. Not just artists, everyone. It's a lesson in the vastness of human capability and a genuinely beautiful experience
I won my first award in an "Outsider Artist" juried exhibition. It gave me the confidence to push my boundaries as an artist and enabled me to grow my list of collectors pretty fast!! I consider myself a contemporary abstract artist, but if someone wants to label me an "Outsider Artist" I'll wear the label proudly!!!
The power of art is unparalleled. Visual art, music, poetry, dance.
Practicing some kind of art is healing. A necessity, an ancient need.
Just as much as a roof over your head.
Very moving. I was a Sculptor. Now 70 I am having difficulty painting because I have weird stuff coming from my subconscious. This has been so wonderful and encouraging to watch. I love all tge people creating their new worlds 🌎❤😍💕
From my understanding, at the root of their sincerity for a portion of these artists is developing a world in which they’re included having been rejected by the one they currently live in. Where their shackles are torn and freedom is limitless; this overwhelming sensation pours out of them so much so that it gets to the essence of art. It’s a blessing to be introduced to this other side of a coin and to know it’s equally gleaming as bright as it’s more well known facade if not more!
This is one of the best art documentaries on the internet. Thank you for uploadiing this.
Jon what do you think is best about it?
I agree with Jon and reason being the innocence and freedom of the artists.
They are child-like with a kind of pure innocence.
Art is a universal kaleidoscope of infinite creation.
Heard that before.
yes yes so it is !!!!!
Absolutely agree.
Thank you. As a disabled artist this gives me the inspiration I've needed. My condition is progressing and I need to get back to work while I still can 🎨💞
"art is anything you can get away with" - Andy Warhol
Gross. The words of a businessman
Art became much more about how much we can bend the word art. Art is simply the expression of the Individual, and that got lost, people no longer express themselfs. Its much more about, how much random stuff we can sell to old rich people. That is the main reason art is still so misunderstood, the main reason its not beeing taken serious by most people, the main reason people think that good art is subjective. It is not, theres no good or bad art, just authentic and inauthentic. If your art is about how much you can do, and still get away with, it isnt about you or your reality, emotions, or the simple expression of your existence. Its just for financial gain. Art died because of this "modern" nonsense. Loved the documentary and the Insight to theese peoples lifes, expressing themselfs!
WONDERFUL...I don't even have a bigger word to express how this documentary was. I'm speechless!
“We fetishize artist, we prefer them to be poor and struggling”.
Is it a quote from someone?
An artist buddy of mine had that criticism about the recent acclaim for Vivian Maier. As compelling and (somewhat) tragic as her story is, I had to disagree with his cynicism. Her photography was GREAT, and it was only providence that it was ever found--though a loss that she wasn't known when she was alive.
Or maybe they made room for another artist since joe was clearly getting getting plenty of exposure and acclaim. We fetishize victimhood as well.
@@abc4359 it's similar to what's said at 35:28
we're so romantic aren't we
Self-taught artist here. I worked as a director in a large Plein Air group. The artists who seemed to have the hardest time appreciating their own and the work of others were the most highly educated. They were filled with so many rules from their Fine Arts educations, the joy of painting was squeezed right out!
I like to think I was taught to create by child I was - she taught me the joy of expression! Guess whose paintings sold! 😅
I have to congratulate BBC , one of the best documentaries
On TV extremely well produced and very educative.
So many wonderful things I could say here. I love that some of the artists will tell you how beautiful their work is. No fancy trendy speak. So heartening.
This entire video with its artists has inspired me that it is okay to be sick on the inside and it is okay to produce complex weird art installations and paintings. Thank you so so so much!
I Appreciate The Parts Of My Artwork & Interview Being On This Awesome Video.
I enjoyed your interview ☺️👍👍
I love your work man
Really liked your comics! Brought me back to the days when I would make my own comics in class, filled with my own characters and storylines to escape the boredom of society. I think you bring an amazing message with your work as well too. Keep on being amazing! :)
You read a lot about these artists and see their work but it’s really nice to actually watch them create and talk about their art. You get to see how much joy it brings them and how much passion they have for it.
This is a fantastic documentary. But in it, I notice several people express a dichotomy between artists 'compelled' to create and ones who 'do it for money'. As an artist I am sickened if I don't create; I AM compelled; *but* I also have to eat and pay rent and buy a minimum of supplies. Not every artist has someone caring for their needs. There comes a point where you are forced to make it into a 'business' to some extent or you may not be able to sustain it at all. I bet countless gifted, natural artists ended up unable to create because they didn't manage to make it work and they didn't have family or support to fall back on. I find the common 'mythos' that artists who don't earn money/fame are somehow truer than the ones who yearn to make a living is really detrimental to all of them. Artists are all humans first and have the exact same basic needs as others. Inspiration IS magical and yet does not feed us or pay bills.
What you speak of is actually the myth created by the cultural movement of Romanticism. This movement which began in the late 18th century has shaped the way we think about art and the artist. "Value" was placed on qualities such as imagination, creativity, spontaneity, originality and self-expression. Later on more stress was placed in the artists commitment to his own vision. Then of course what followed was his (never female) alienation from society, his melancholy and madness associated to his 'genius'. He became the 'outsider' and his fate is to die a martyr to art…
Three examples of artists appropriating this identity:- Delacroix's "Tasso in the Hospital of Saint Anna, Ferrara" (1874) and James Barry's "Self-Portrait as Timanthes, head" (1790). Also Francisco Goya's "Yard with Lunatics" (1794).
What makes it so powerful where even in todays society people still subscribe to it, is its representation of personal autonomy and creative fulfilment which is elusive to everybody… not just artists.
Learnt this in Art History...
Divertissement Monas yes you did learn that in art history ,,you learn from life
C Ewing art for art sake money for gods sake ,eventually money destroys everything .
John Castle - Indeed. Art history is a part of my life unless you are suggesting there is a gap or space between them… Unfortunately (or fortunately) human life span is very short. It is therefore necessary to learn from others experiences and testimonies, from the past and present if there is to be any 'knowledge' at all.
well said. I will paint pet portraits out the wazoo to pay my rent. The snobby artists that hold the beliefs you mentioned tend to be hobbiest and not working artists.
The young lady with the markers just seems to totally be in bliss as she creates.
I came for inspiration, I am humbled by the humanity.
This is hands down the best documentary about art I have seen to date. It's about art in its purest forms
"everyone has a mental health issue, its just a question of degree" :)) idk y but I loved tht line
and style. some high degree are boring
I thought that said 'everyone has a mental illness' and I went: !!!
So Glad I watched this whole video. Thank you so much.
Best documentary on art I've seen on youtube or anywhere else. Brilliant!
I love how confident and passionate they are about their work 😊❤️
So much beautiful and inspiring art in this documentary. Much of it leaves the carefully considered, overly pontificated, money-oriented "traditional" art scene in the dust.
This is such a necessary programme to be made. The Otherness of being, a way of making art without the constraints of formal, sometimes heavy, critique - beautifully moving.
I love this. The work so generous, the pace is perfect and though Alan Yentob comes from the outside, into these lives, he is moved and we watch him be moved, and this adds to the empathic form.
Absolutely lovely, one of the best documentaries I’ve seen In a very long time.
The ending is the best ever.
This is the best documentary I ever watch, everything is beautiful, full of misery and inspiring.
Half of the time I was in tears and the other half I was in awe...
I found this so inspiring. The sheer magnitude of creation that came out of these people is nothing short of purity. There is no contrivance or careerism to their art. They pour out their hearts, minds, and spirits into their work because they are compelled by their souls to do so, and I cant think of any art that is better than that.
DuBuffet was right. These artists are probably sometimes closer to "raw" imagination. Inhibited, uncensored, unrestrained imagination. As an artist, I find myself rather conservative and restrained by comparison. Truly enlightening documentary and a real food for thought.
Yes I immediately thought of Art Brut.
@@OphiuchiChannel Tout à fait! That was my immediate reaction as well.
i too am restrained by comparison
What a wonderful documentary
what i like about outsider art is it forces you to look beyond your preconceptions.
12:03 sneaky chap looked straight at camera, I love him and his great work
As a folk artist, who has been called an "outsider" (I still have no clue what that is); this has been an amazing piece to watch. Thank you so much for sharing this!
+dollladie I agree, and I tend to think of "outsider" in this case just meaning someone who creates outside of the feedback loop of genres, tropes, audience expectation, career trajectory and other social distortions to the art itself.
Agreed! Thanks for the response.
I came to art as an outsider myself in 2018, and also because of ptsd from my wartime experience. In fact, art has been the only thing that has truly helped me positively manage my mental health. And yes, I’ve tried plenty of drugs both legal and illegal along with counseling and other cognitive therapies. For me, Art therapy is the only way.
The most beautiful art I've seen. I can't believe it.
Wonderful Documentary about Art!!!
Just Beautiful 🤩
Thanks for sharing this great documentary. I don't need terms of outside/inside. The work speaks for itself beyond terms.
Thank you for this. This helps me see my son and myself in a whole new light. Beautiful.
I can't believe I wasn't shown any of this in art school. Thank you indefinitely
It is at mine, we have lectures about it.
Thank you for this video. I am a painter that has lost her way. This video moved me so deeply and profoundly. It reminded me why art is magical and so important. Thank you
This came out on my birthday and I wonder if that was to tell me there's finally a category for all the art I've created in my lifetime
Wow! I have been an artist most of my life and these artists have so inspired me. Thank you so much for showing just how freeing and wondrous art can be. I have been too stuck in my safe corner and want to have fun again!
Very powerful documentary!! We all need to come awake!!
I have no words to describe all this..thank you very much...just thank you, I love this documentary!
Thank you for showing us the hidden part of the art world in such a beautiful way!
Beautiful documentary
i am a post-epileptic ex heroin addict who started drawing n making music when i got clean 6 1/2 years ago.my work is fueled by an urgency n a kinda shame at all the dead years i spent numbing myself but fr many "outsider" (a label i dont have a problem with in the slightest as the gent says at the begining iv been called a lot worse over the years ha ha) artists theres no recognition or documentary or parity just cold indifference . i dont really have any commercial pretensions but just a withering hope that it be maybe recognised that the stuff i do comes from an essential mechanism that i need to exercise to orient me through a world that i find v hard to deal with at times.n that its a better thing i do now...
💪👍
mal doror the world is hard to deal with at times for EVERYONE. You think your a special case?
@mal dorar same clean 20 yrs. of recent broken leg and 8 months off work, leading to depression and anxiety. creating is indeed a therapy and I paint now more than ever. It took a long time but I create now only to please myself and strange enough the ones I enjoyed doing the most are the ones friends and family prefer. I am not a professional but I find integrity, being true to yourself amd accepting imperfections as your uniqueness is the best I don,t think any of the Masters set out to be be rich. . Congratulations on overcoming difficulties and paint often it changes dramatically for the better in a very short time, both in your pieces and in your mind : D
The two images of your channel are gorgeous , and your comment here is awesome - i wish you all the best !
Would love to see your stuff - is it on-line!? Post a link here?
Best art documentary I have ever seen.
I needed this, I really needed this, fills my heArt with love
I'm an artist and I spell heArt like that too lol 🤗🥰🎨💞
" Outsider" art is the soul of the artist speaking to your soul without any pretensions
Thank you so much You Tube, being an artist, I found this doco extremely inspirational. You really do supply the world with so much interesting information. Thanks again. Cheers Nik. ❤️
Yes and they also supply the world with complete bullshit too
Fantastic documentary on Art. There's no insiders or outsiders, just Art. However, interpretation is what separates "good" from "bad" art, which of course doesn't exist, we artist try to interpret and represent our feelings or impact of our world and we express in different ways. Thanks again!
Totally encapsulated by some of these images. The first story about the guy who couldn't speak. When I saw his artwork I exclaimed aloud. It's a windows into his mind. It was so clear. Even without the story, the content itself, the shapes and symbols throughout... It is simply exquisite. Soo bored with antique drawings of well to do Edwardian men and women, ugh... So so fresh. I am a pedestrian when it comes to art, so I'm yet to hold any final thoughts as really it's just the beginning for me, which I'm sure is an never ending journey. Not like any of you care. Just hate it when people miss the point then call everyone else lame for having too much of a good time!
Absolutely loved this. Thanks for posting it.
The one thing that this wonderful video does not show, unfortunately, is how many other artists are out there who are not mentally or physically challenged in any way. With zero knowledge about art history and no schooling in art, they still make amazing and outstanding art that is unaffected by the art world. I hope that people realize that the term "outsider" does not only apply to those with some kind of mental challenge, there are thousands of outsider artists besides the type mostly shown here. The video is great, but leaves out a huge swath of artists.
You are right Keith there is a huge populous of artists who don't fit the corporate mould who are probably genius' but I think that's the subject for a different video. Have you seen the comments made on the vids of the art world like the Tate Modern or Paul Watson's (Info Wars) comments ? I hope they make more video's like this.
I think being different is liberating. Conformity is the height of... of... bordom, uninspiring... DULL. Call it a mental disorder bi- product. .. we all are no some spectrum somewhere, so be it. Better to embrace originality however it comes about than some gatekeeper telling the society... what is art.
Keith Hampton / Actually, in one part, a curator does talk about the many variations of outsider art ...🤓
That's the first thing I thought of when they asked what is outsider art, I thought it's someone not playing the game of the art world that would make an artist famous, either by choice or because they are not located in a major city.
Check out The Visionary Museum in Baltimore. Outsiders are actually visionaries and most of them start making art in their elder years, like in their 80s. It’s absolutely astonishing to me. I’ve never had so much excitement in my body looking at art.
I have been a commercial illustrator/photographer, fine artist, performing artist, and worked in a wide variety of different mediums. I used to think I wasn't a "successful" artist, because I would do mundane administrative temp jobs, as well as freelance art work, so I could pursue my art.
Now, I know that many artists teach or find alternate ways of earning money. I have always had many ideas and projects to pursue. As a youthful senior, I am working on ink illustrations for a fractured fairy tale I have written. I am not sure whether I will self-publish it, or send it to publishers for consideration, but it is a goal I am working on nearly every day.
I've always been interested in "outsider art." The Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland is a fantastic place to visit. It is always inspiring to me to see how different minds perceive "reality" and use their imagination.
It is fascinating to see the different centers where people with mental challenges can create art around the world.
What a fascinating and inspiring film!
That one guy sure is doing his part to keep Sharpie in business.
What a beautiful labour of love.....thank you so much. 👏
This is fabulous! Giving voice to artists, This is real, raw, natural unfiltered....thanks to all the people that created the opportunities for these artists to create and be valued.
I am 52 and have had so much art creatuvity ideas of SOOO many kinds waiting waiting and waiting patiently...beyond time ....for me ....to let it all out and into this world 😊this documentry was inspiring and moving in such an enormous way...THANK YOU ..to every artist you featured here ...to the artist in each of us...may we find our way onto the path of our creative journies, hoe ever that creativity may want to be expressed
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Stunning. I am in love with this genre and these artists are deeply inspiring.
This is so good. Art has so many professional and enthusiast faces. This hopes to expose it all as valuable. Bravo. Also. Nobody made fun of Columbus for saying the world was round. Everybody knew it back then.
fantastic soundtrack. so many sweet characters.
I completely agree, do you know the name of the songs or artists?
@@ross2202 heres one of the ones i was looking for
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I love this documentary so much
Beautiful! Who is the insane? When the real world has gone insane, at least we have found a safe and beautiful place to wander, a genuine human mind.
Outsider art feels real, authentic, unpretentious, unexpected, often amusing but always compelling, if it’s good.
*LOVE THE ART * Keep it coming!
'ability' - not disability. Somebody long ago made that awful tag.
Moving forward ~ In the big picture everyone has an ability and thinking and creating outside the box is rocking on any personal level! *Keep on rockin' in the free world!!!* LOVE THE ART *Free your mind and the rest will follow!!!* LOVE THE ART
This certainly enlivened my imagination. Excellent.
Can't believe that a doc about the originality of some special artists has a soundtrack composed in GarageBand
Most inspiring documentary I've seen in a long time.
Best of the best. I am watching that for 10th time. I love it.
yes its great but the money guys fuck it all up when they start to pay money for teh guy to produce art like an essembley line...it stops being art there and then and becomes business....shame....real art is kids and toddler art cos its instantaneous...no planing....they paint it like they imagine it to be....a tree has a brown stomp and a green top ...which is what a tree is in the cruedest form possible...means the child has totally captured the essence of being a tree....
Magdalena Westman It inspired me too - now I am thinking this is something to do in real life, set up a space where anyone and everyone can create and exchange, can sell and encounter. Of course after Corona...
the best art documentary i've seen.
I absolutely love this video. Thank you for making it. We are all artists!
+Annette Schrab Clark You are arrogant to think that.
I've seen some of your other posts "Oh Fortunae." I need not say more.
Annette Schrab Clark So what, your judgement is hypocritical and PC motivated.
you are hard hearted and self destructive because of it. take your hatred elsewhere.
The idea of equality of outcome and a removal of the bias towards objective standards is what allows shysters like yentob, to sell this pale of sheep waste as an art documentary rather than a video profile of the exploitative nature of hucksters and scam 'artists'
Great documentary. ❤❤❤
Indeed, really awesome.
If you like art you might also like the art of Joe Brockerhoff. After a series of persian poetry I've started with a series of paintings of him to be presented fortnightly on my page. The first one is already online. Let me know if you liked it. 🥂
P.S.: English subtitle is available. 😊
Where would the history of creativity be without mental illness? What "they" see, many of us will never see. But at least we have an opportunity to be exposed to their work. A privilege in and of itself. I just pray that they aren't exploited by greedy others.
"Outsider art" is created outside the gallery system.Usually be people who didn't go to art school.However once the "outsider" becomes famous you'll find that they make that artist an insider pretty quick.
I think some of the greatest artist in history have been "outsiders"
Van Gogh immediately comes to mind.
Art transforming and giving a voice to those portrayed in the documentary.
Love the dinosaurs doing it missionary style.
this is a wonderful documentary, thank you....its given me something to ponder
when "outsider art" sells in galleries does it become insider art?
Timothy Lee the people are "outsiders"we will always be. The art and illness bring original pieces that once you see you cant throw it in a corner. And if you do it finds a way to touch someone ,it finds a home and touches the soul.
Timothy Lee i think its about the artist not the art. The artist still remains an outsider
if we fuck the art world's ass too much does the insider art become outsider like a prolapsed anus?
You'd never get to first base with anal ogies like that. Get it?. See what I did there ?.
I was wondering if it was still outsider art when people (including those with disabilities) refer to themselves as geniuses, get the big shows, and ask someone to carry their luggage for them lol. Seems pretty inside to me.
How heart-warmed. How deeply Art is loved.
The UFO guy is amazing
Who is he?
Yes he makes me cry the sweetest tears, from my soul
Thank you for making this documentary. I really needed to see this, thanks.
outsieder artist is not engaged in a monologue he is engaged in a dialogue, a dialogue with god/deity/unconscious ocean of magma
Its a breathtaking experience for me. Love it. Tnx for uploading and letting us share.
A story as old as time, brilliant people viewed as crazy only to die often in poverty while "the man" takes it all!
Period.
This was the best video I've seen on RUclips in a long time. I'm tired of being informed, I just want entertainment!
I can't recall my ever having enjoy such a piece of great television for years.... so wonderful that it sparkled my muse fuse like an inferno of nostalgic shadows.I need to explain,break the news to Canvas the soul of Blood Orange and Ricoshay... a skyblue is what is required to ease the shattered hearts of its squirming desperate white unwashed Canvas Bastardry
Thank you so much for making this documentary.
lets make art friends
I'll be your art friend.
+ 1 potato
art friends! I''m down
I'm in
hello art friend :) ) )
A truly wonderful documentary. Thank you for making it.
I have tried long and hard to become an outsider artist, but it seems I just can't get inside.
What am I doing wrong?
there is no 'inside' , just imaginary windows....