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4. On the Edge The French artist Jean Dubuffet was inspired by the work of artists who, for various reasons, were seen to be on the edge of the mainstream art world. He labelled their work Art Brut. A more recent term for this is Outsider Art and work by artists such as Madge Gill, Chris Hipkiss and Albert Louden have featured in related exhibitions. Research appropriate sources and create your own response to On the Edge. Slide 2 Jean Dubuffet (b. 1901 - d. 1985) French painter and sculptor Slide 3 Art Brut term used by Dubuffet to describe art by children or on the outside of society such as the insane Slide 4 Outsider Art This is the English term for Art Brut, but is a bit more inclusive Meaning raw art or rough art self-taught or nave art, anyone engaged in art outside the discipline of art school Slide 5 Adolf Wolfli Swiss artist (b.1864- d. 1930) Slide 6 The Museum of everything The Museum of Everything is the worlds first and only wandering museum for the undiscovered, unintentional, untrained and unclassifiable artists of the 19 th, 20 th and 21 st centuries Slide 7 The Museum of Everything Slide 8 Slide 9 Slide 10 Madge Gill - English (1882-1961) Slide 11 Chris Hipkiss British Artist born 1964 Slide 12 Albert Louden British b. 1943 Slide 13 Albert Louden