Outsider Vs. Folk

In museums and galleries we are accustomed to seeing the works of success stories, the products of art school graduates or of determined talents. What we are not used to seeing are the underdogs of the art world – those creative individuals that for whatever reason do not seem to fit our idea of a traditional artist. 

Outsider Art and Folk Art both stray from the norm of what we see in art museums. Oftentimes the two terms are used interchangeably, but through the Outsider vs. Folk exhibition, we’d like to illustrate some of their differences. 

Do you think it’s possible for art to be completely uninfluenced by culture?

 

Rodney Hardee, Barking in the Bushes at Night, 1982, Acrylic on canvas board, PMoA Permanent Collection 2006.18.3

Do you think this artwork could be considered outsider art or folk art?





~ Loren from Curatorial