Naiv konst

Henri Rousseau (1844–1910) was a clerk in the Paris customs service who dreamed of becoming a famous artist. At the age 49, he decided to give it a try. At first, Rousseau’s …

Hilding Linnqvist (18911984) var förgrundsgestalten och inspiratören bakom en konstriktning som kritikerna mot slutet av 1910-talet kom att kalla naivism. Boken om hans väg mot att …

“Ask the beast and it will teach thee, and the birds of heaven and they will tell thee.” —Job 12:7In the Middle Ages, the bestiary achieved a popularity second only to that of the …

El arte naif se hizo popular por primera vez a finales del siglo diecinueve. Hasta ese momento, esta forma de expresión creada por artistas sin formación y caracterizados por su …

Im späten 19. Jahrhundert setzte die neu erfundene Bildreklame alles in Szene – Bilder bewarben Massenprodukte und erfuhren erstmals selbst massenhafte Verbreitung. Vor allem …

L’art naïf connaît ses premiers succès à la fin du XIXe siècle. Des « peintres du dimanche » développent avec spontanéité et simplicité une forme d’expression qui, jusqu’alors, …

The anthropology of art is currently at a crossroads. Although well versed in the meaning of art in small-scale tribal societies, anthropologists are still wrestling with the …

This book is a record of the work of Thoreau MacDonald as a designer and illustrator. The basis of the catalogue is the collection built up by Margaret E. Edison since the early …

The anthropology of art is currently at a crossroads. Although well versed in the meaning of art in small-scale tribal societies, anthropologists are still wrestling with the …

Children's reactions to art can be incredibly insightful and few artists attract a young audience as much as Keith Haring, who used thick black lines, bright colors, and striking …