outsider art

noun

1. art produced by untutored artists working by themselves and for themselves

Derived Forms

• outsider artist, noun

Example Sentences

And now we find ourselves wrangling again: Is art outside always outsider art?

From Los Angeles Times

The pieces he picked here, by 35 artists, tend toward so-called outsider art, particularly abstract painting and assemblage that appears more felt than thought.

From New York Times

Buoyed by an inheritance, she establishes a gallery focused on outsider art in an old-school shopping center.

From Los Angeles Times

Her special areas of interest include ceramics textiles, folk and outsider art, design and video art.

From New York Times

The art world has long kept a place at the table for so-called “outsider art.”

From New York Times