Offers an illustrated look at the artistic history and practices of the Western Desert Mob in Australia's Ngaanyatjarra Lands. This book documents the six art centres (Warakurna, Papulankutja, Tjarlirli, Kayili, Maruku and Tjanpi) that make up the Western Desert Mob group. It has a unique place in art history and the art story of remote Australia.
The author contrasts primitive & naive painting through the life & work of 2 of Cornwall's distinctive artists. The survey concludes with brief profiles of a dozen other artists whose individual visions have enriched the life of this celebrated artist's c
Outsider art - produced by visionaries, the "mad" and the socially marginalized - presents images of immediacy and power, arising outside accepted art circles. This book provides an account of the work of "outsiders", other non-academic artists, and builders of visionary environments.
Grandma Moses was a humble farm woman who taught herself to paint when she was in her 70s. This book places her in the context of other self-taught or "folk" artists, exploring why the art establishment first adored, then rejected and is now re-embracing her.