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Meanings of self-taught art in English

Portuguese
arte bruta

A genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists.

arte bruta
Synonyms
Examples for "outsider art"
Examples for "outsider art"
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I was in my room the other day, working on my outsider art.
The Irish Times
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Makes me want create an outsider art T-shirt with the legend: Screw you!
Wired
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Take the scarecrow, a wonderful example of outsider art, and made with a real purpose.
The Guardian
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Brave new world For me, though, exhibiting outsider art at the Biennale is a brave thing to do.
BBC
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I think it's called outsider art.
The Irish Times
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After that I became obsessed with Serbian naive art, and with this woman in particular.
The Guardian
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Other shows he curated also linked primitive art with the work of modern masters.
American-made: the enduring legacy of the wpa : when fdr put the...
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As prayers they are ritual, as surfaces decorated they are specimens of primitive art.
Ancient Art and Ritual
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Penck has anthropological interests and certainly is highly aware of primitive art, even prehistoric art.
The Irish Times
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We still see a relic of this primitive art form in the Oberammergau Passion Play.
Critical and Historical Essays / Lectures delivered at Columbia ...
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Yet it is not necessary to give primitive art a considerable place in a general aesthetics.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
Usage of self-taught art in English
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As early as 1819, when the poem was first published, "this rude piece of self-taught art had been supplanted" by a more pretentious figure.
The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 3 (of 8)
Translations for self-taught art
Portuguese
arte bruta