But is it art?

Authentically found and intentionally altered album cover art at Deface Value.

 

Outsider Art

While i don't travel as much as I would like, I'd really like to hit some of the spots listed on detour art.



this one I've seen a bunch. It;s on 6th street and Avenue B in NYC. The artist is Eddie Boros.

Growing up, I lived near Bud's Grave. I wonder if this was the beginning of my love for outsider art.

Outsider Art Road Trip

Road trip season is almost upon us, so an invaluable source such as Detour Art can give you tips off for finding offbeat roadside attractions and Outsider artists off of the beaten path. You can search by area (U.S. state, or beyond) or by artist.



Then after you return from your journey, you can share your roadtrip photos on the site's companion Flickr group.

From the Baikinange Collection

Valentino painting

I'm a big fan of thrift store art, the fruits of the labors of well-meaning but often talent-starved artists. I was lucky enough to find a few charmingly bad paintings at an estate sale some years back, and have displayed them proudly for years (much to the chagrin of my loved ones). I paid a buck each for them, maybe you think I was robbed.




A cut above the typical thrift store fare (meaning, I paid somewhat more than a buck for it) is this circus painting by Illinois artist Louise Woodroofe.


Apparently Louise was quite a pistol. She had a backstage pass to Ringling Brothers circus for years, and spent much of her life as an art professor at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, and died at a ripe old age (over 100). A short history of the life and art of Louise Woodroofe can be found here.

Broken Bottles and Ashes: the X-8 Interview

Acclaimed British-Indian author, Indra Sinha, talks to Flipside Magazine co-founder, L.A. punk in-crowder, and outsider artist, X-8, about his life, music, and artistic aesthetic. X-8 was one of my best friends through most of high-school, and it always amazes me how little I really knew about him back then. His vision isn't for everyone, but you've gotta admire him for the way that he tackles his demons head-on.

Broken Bottles and Ashes