Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outsider art

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables: out-sider art
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Art by untrained artists, outside of the institutional mainstream.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of outsider art.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Outsider Art is increasingly recognized as a representation of the purest and most direct form of artistic creation."
"The concepts of raw art and outsider art were typical of a time when oppositional politics still infused artistic and academic discourses."
"Inherent in all artistic activity, these dialogical mechanisms become particularly striking in outsider art and can serve as a basis for fighting stigma."
"The principal problem with Outsider Art is the most obvious: it is so often so bad."
"Outsider art could not be stopped. Once its greatness — and its market potential — was understood, the insider art world opened the flood gates and here we are."

Etymology

Coined by art critic Roger Cardinal in 1972.

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

outsider artist outsider music

Frequently Paired Words

outsider music

Synonyms

self-taught art vernacular art naive art primitive art

Questions

What does outsider art mean?: Art by untrained artists, outside of the institutional mainstream.
Where does outsider art come from?: Coined by art critic Roger Cardinal in 1972.

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