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Style: Outsider Art
Mixed Media Outsider Art Original Photo Collage Drawing 2 Sided
Located in Surfside, FL
Tom Carapic (born 1939), full name Tomislav Sava Čarapić, is an artist who specialises in found object artwork. He also does street art. A prominent Outsider Artist he was a featured artist in the American Visionary Art Museum's End is Near Exhibit. His work was also featured in the exhibition catalog. His work has been sold at Slotin Folk Art. Carapic was born in Velisevac, Serbia (then Kingdom of Yugoslavia). He was educated at a military school in Herzegovina in the 1950s, and served as a sergeant in the Yugoslav People's Army. Afterwards he was denied a college education, possibly because he was not a member of the Communist Party, illegally crossed into Italy in 1961, and, from there, emigrated to the United States. In 1965, he began attending classes at the New York Art Students League, but dropped out soon afterwards, eventually attending the Wilfred Academy of Beauty Culture. He was unable, however, to find steady beauty parlor employment, and worked in menial labor while attending classes in Spanish Education at Manhattan Community College. Due to a problem with accreditation, he was forced to switch to classes in the field of studio art. There he experienced hallucinatory visions that explained his repeated failures to obtain a degree. In the late 1970s, Carapic began experiencing more hallucinatory visions; claiming that his degree problems were caused when "the evil marriage bureau massed the troops" against his college and proceeded with "an Air force bombardment" of the school. After receiving other visitations, he began making and showing his art. Most of his art is centered on found objects, most famously computer keyboards, especially those by IBM. Most of his art consists of these objects, marked with black Sharpie markers, and with green thumbprints and handprints along the objects. His most famous exhibit in New York City is "Big Bang Theory," a doomsday warnings painted on computer keyboards and shoes and construction debris. Bears similarity to the Art Brut movement made famous by Jean Dubuffet. He was inluded in The End is Near! an exhibit which included an unprecedented group of noted thinkers, from His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Stephen Jay Gould to Reverend Howard Finster and Apocalypse culture expert ,Adam Parfrey, visionary artists brought together by curator, Roger Manley, for an amazing exhibition at the American Visionary Art Museum, the world’s largest ever mounted on the subjects of Apocalypse, Millennium, and Utopia. The End is Near! featuredwork from the following visionary artists amongst others: William Adkins Z.B. Armstrong Bill Bruley Frank Bruno Harry Leroy Brunson Tom Carapic Pierre Carbonel Howard Finster Tim Fowler Mary Mac Franklin Victor Joseph Gatto Robert Gie Patrick Gimel Hugo Hempel Oskar Herzberg Vojislav Jakic Norbert Kox Charles Keeling Lassiter...
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20th Century Outsider Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Antique Lemondrops persimmon red and rich gold ochre colors interior subjects
Located in Brooklyn, NY
First of a series of totem like images by the artist dealing with everyday ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought pr...
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Catcus Fever seated man with catcus plant warm southwestern colors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an oil on linen canvas mounted on a cradled wood panel. Framing recommended but not necessary. It is signed and dated on the reverse
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2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Linen, Oil, Wood Panel

Lemon Winter, colorful humorous woman and dog
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on linen on mounted board *ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works a...
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Fifth Hole - Chenequa Country Club, " Oil on Wood signed by Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Fifth Hole - Chenequa Country Club" is an original oil painting on wood by Robert Richter. The artist signed the painting on the back and created the hand-carved frame. This piece depicts a view of a golf course in Wisconsin. 42" x 36" art 49 1/4" x 43 1/4" frame "I was born in Milwaukee over half-a-century ago in the year of the horse...
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2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

Edgy Dawn - Jan Coutts, Wildlife, blue, African, animals, zebra, rain, silver
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Edgy Dawn by Jan Coutts. A glimpse of two Zebra in a moment as they journey through the Savannah during the wet season in Africa. The wet season for zebras is a time of migration, bi...
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Contemporary landscape oil painting lake trees sky reflection signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Summer Whisper" is an original oil painting by Robert Richter. The artist signed the piece on the back. This painting depicts a view over a serene lake. The painting has carved part...
Category

Early 2000s Outsider Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

"Couple Tree, " Original Bright Landscape Oil on Wood signed by Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Couple Tree" is an original oil painting on wood by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter, signed on the verso. The frame was created and hand-carved by the artist, making it integral to ...
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

Song & Dance Mermaids entertaining sirens soft sunny pastel colors joyful dance
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft pastel on archival toned paper signed and dated bottom right corner. Mounted on archival foam board for suitable framing. Part on an ongoing series of Mermaids by the artist.
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper

"Lady Lee, " and "My Neighbors, " Oil on Wood signed by R. Richter, two-sided
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Lady Lee" and "My Neighbors" are two original oil paintings executed on either side of a wood panel by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter. This fun and playful ...
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

"Velvet Highway (Hwy. K), " Oil on Wood signed on Verso by Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Velvet Highway (Hwy. K) is an original oil painting on wood by Robert Richter. The artist signed the painting on the back. This painting depicts a highway in Wisconsin as it weaves ...
Category

Early 2000s Outsider Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

Moon Magic. Contemporary Welsh Landscape Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
There’s a whole world contained in Theree James’s paintings. Her people and scenes of Welsh life breathe animation into this world and create such a feeling of joy and wellbeing. Moo...
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic

3 Carved Wood Plaques Outsider Modern Mid 20th Century Latin Gay LGBT Beefcake
Located in New York, NY
3 Carved Wood Plaques Outsider Modern Mid 20th Century Latin Gay Male LGBT Beefcake Each plaque is 16 x 10 x 1 1/4 inches. Two are vertical and one is horizo...
Category

20th Century Outsider Art

Materials

Wood

As In You
Located in Red Bank, NJ
Outsider artist Scott Harbison imagines a world of curious alien beings and wide-eyed mutant animals, naively navigating unknown territory. His mischievous figures are activated by s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Large Charcoal Portrait Girl Writing Letter La Pensadora The Thinker Puerto Rico
By Juan De Prey
Located in Portland, OR
A large portrait by the celebrated Puerto-Rican American muralist artist Juan De'Prey (1904-1962), signed & titled "La Pensadora" (The Thinker), circa 1930. This painting is by...
Category

1930s Outsider Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Mixed Media

Band Practice, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Andrea Doss presents a whimsical fantasy piece of woodland animals playing musical instruments. The pale crescent moon gives a silvery glow as the raccoon, frog, and squirrel serenade at night. "Band practice was on every Tuesday and was usually a chaotic affair," says Andrea. "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic

Textured Neutral Figurative Mixed Media Portrait by Cuban Artist Hector Frank
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Figurative Pink Mixed Media Portrait Painting by Cuban Artist Hector Frank. Unique Painting with a certificate of authenticity. Despite international acclaim as one Cuba’s foremost...
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Waiting III (Sidewinder) - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Waiting III (Sidewinder) 2005 60x140cm, including white frame, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the 10 Polaroids. Signature label and Certificate. Not mounted. "Waiting...
Category

Early 2000s Outsider Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Industry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Rodney E. Denne (RED) original mixed media on canvas.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Mixed Media

"Open the Bottle (Let in the Darkness), " Original Oil signed by Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Open the Bottle (Let in the Darkness)" is an original oil painting on wood panel by Robert Richter in a gold frame and signed on the verso. It features saturated, deep colors and wh...
Category

Early 2000s Outsider Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

Hitchhikers, turtle & boys children soft dreamy green colors bamboo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Imaginary story, fable or fairy tale-like narrative of young boys hitchhiking on the back of a turtle signed and dated on reverse side. ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly or...
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Spring Meadow, " Oil on Wood signed by Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Spring Meadow" is an original oil painting by Robert Richter. The artist signed, stamped his initials, and titled the piece on the back of the painting. This painting depicts an exp...
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

"Yellow Trees, " Original Oil Yellow-green Landscape signed by Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Yellow Trees" is an original oil painting on wood by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter, signed on the verso. The frame was created and hand-carved by the artist, making it an integral...
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

"A + L Car & Jacket, " Mixed-Media Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald uses his works as a means of resurrecting the idyllic worlds he once found in the industrial surroundings of his youth. Raised in Grand Rapids...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard

"Iron Sponge Car, " Mixed Media Sculpture, 2019
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald uses his works as a means of resurrecting the idyllic worlds he once found in the industrial surroundings of his youth. Raised in Grand Rapids...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Burnt Yellow Figurative Mixed Media Portrait by Cuban Artist Hector Frank
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Figurative Mixed Media Portrait Painting by Cuban Artist Hector Frank. Unique Painting with a certificate of authenticity. Despite international acclaim as one Cuba’s foremost livi...
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

"Eucholyptas, " Original Oil Tree Landscape signed on back by Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Eucholyptas" is an original oil painting on wood by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter, signed on the verso. The frame was created and hand-carved by the artist, making it an integral ...
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

Three
Located in Red Bank, NJ
Outsider artist Scott Harbison imagines a world of curious alien beings and wide-eyed mutant animals, naively navigating unknown territory. His mischievous figures are activated by s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

Twins (original mixed media collage)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media collage on cardboard mounted on paper. Unsigned. Artwork size 12.25 x 20.875 inches. Frame size approx 18 x 27 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Ce...
Category

Late 20th Century Outsider Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Original Modernist Relief Sculpture by Ron Hitchins
Located in London, GB
A striking and completely unique abstract fibreglass sculpture from the artist's own home. Year: unknown (Ron was active from the mid 1960s to the early 2000s) Colour: Concrete Fram...
Category

1960s Outsider Art

Materials

Fabric, Fiberglass, Paint, Board

Lifeforms For Your Distraction
Located in Red Bank, NJ
Outsider artist Scott Harbison imagines a world of curious alien beings and wide-eyed mutant animals, naively navigating unknown territory. His mischievous figures are activated by s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Board

Justin McCarthy “Horses” Painting, Outsider Artist
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Justin McCarthy (American, 1891-1977) Marking(s); notes: marking(s) Materials: board/panel Dimensions (H, W, D): 24"h, 23.75"w Additional Information: ...
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20th Century Outsider Art

Materials

Paint, Board

Two Leopards in Reflection Pool in a Fantasy Tropical Garden Naive Art
Located in Miami, FL
I think this is one of the finest paints Gustavo Novoa has done. It's from his early period in the mid-1970s. I am privileged to own it. The artist creates a dreamy world of magica...
Category

1970s Outsider Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Figurative Mixed Media Portrait by Cuban Artist Hector Frank
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Figurative Mixed Media Portrait Painting by Cuban Artist Hector Frank. Unique Painting with a certificate of authenticity. Despite international acclaim as one Cuba’s foremost livi...
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Mid Century Watercolour of the Wild West, Here Come The Cavalry
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid Century pencil, chalk, watercolour and gouache painting of an American cavalry officer riding his horse across the dessert. This artwork captures the dynamic energy of a lone c...
Category

Mid-20th Century Outsider Art

Materials

Chalk, Crayon, Watercolor, Cardboard, Pencil

Acrylic Paint, Oil Stick on Canvas: "Accessory Included"
Located in New York, NY
In 2018, I became a painter. An artist.  I am a product of the '70s and I spent my life in the fine state of New Jersey—the most wonderful state of them all.  As a result of stuff th...
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

"Bedroom, " Framed Oil on Wood of Subdued Bedroom signed by Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bedroom" by Robert Richter is an oil painting on wood with the signature on the verso. The frame was made by the artist and hand-carved, making it an integral part of the piece. Per...
Category

Early 2000s Outsider Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

Jarrah Wood Vessel
Located in Phoenix, AZ
turned jarrah wood Anthony Bryant began woodturning in 1973 after discovering an old 19th Century treadle lathe in his father's workshop. He was immediat...
Category

Early 2000s Outsider Art

Materials

Wood

Outsider Art, Acrylic Painting: 'Feed'
Located in New York, NY
Scott likes to think of his work as what it might look like if an overly observant 5 year old kid from New Jersey left hieroglyphics for alien life forms to discover. A mixture of ...
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

"Artichoke Tree, " Original Framed Landscape Oil signed on back by Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Artichoke Tree" by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter is an original oil painting on wood, signed on the verso. The frame was hand-carved by the artist, making it an integral part of t...
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

"New York Blower Car, " Mixed-Media Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap bo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Fine Fun Fish Ceramic totem sculpture
Located in Carmel, CA
Ceramic totem sculpture with inventive fish where the shapes ,color, texture and patterns are playfully executed and create a great sculpture bringing joy to all. This totem can be d...
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Ceramic

Jarra Wood Vessel
Located in Phoenix, AZ
wood, turned wood, jarra wood, vessel Anthony Bryant began woodturning in 1973 after discovering an old 19th Century treadle lathe in his father's workshop. He was immediately fasc...
Category

Early 2000s Outsider Art

Materials

Wood

Soul Engines
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Rodney E. Denne (RED) Soul Engines, 2021 Medium: Oil on Canvas Artwork Size: 46 x 47 in This work is Framed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Oil

"Pexto Car, " Mixed-Media Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap box derby cars of his youth, eac...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Before the Law
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Rodney E. Denne (RED) original mixed media on canvas.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Mixed Media

"Drafting Car, " Mixed-Media Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald uses his works as a means of resurrecting the idyllic worlds he once found in the industrial surroundings of his youth. Raised in Grand Rapids, MI, he looks to the raw beauty and inherent potential of his manufacturing hometown as an endless source of creative inspiration. Working from found materials, Fitzgerald constructs miniature versions of soap box cars...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

"Jubilee Car, " Mixed-Media Sculpture, 2018
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald uses his works as a means of resurrecting the idyllic worlds he once found in the industrial surroundings of his youth. Raised in Grand Rapids...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Scent floral arrangement and mask like head warm yellow and olive colors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on board signed on reverse (frame included at no charge) ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fanta...
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Oil, Board

10 Million Cat - Original Pop Art Animal Painting by Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene during the Art Basel Miami art fair in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Beauty
By Robert Tatin
Located in PARIS, FR
Robert Tatin was born in 1902 in Lavan and he passed away in 1983. He is a French artist known for having created a spectacular “art environment” which became the Robert Tatin Museum...
Category

1970s Outsider Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sunny Days In Our Happy Place. Contemporary Naive School Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
The sunshine just flows from this canvas, all of us have a happy place we can retreat to and recharge. In Wales from mountains to coast there's a plethora of happy places to discover...
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Water is Life, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Symbolic of water's vitality, artist Kira Yustak depicts a sight of hands cupping water from a clear river. She paints the introspective piece with an absorbi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic

Gathering (original mixed media on paper)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original crayon drawing on paper. Hand signed on front by Purvis Young. Artwork size 11 x 8 inches. Frame size approx 17 x 14 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certifica...
Category

Late 20th Century Outsider Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Untitled Jacques Rouby (1953-2019) Contemporary art painted sculpted cardboard
Located in Paris, FR
Painted sculpted cardboard Unique work Coming from the artist's studio
Category

1990s Outsider Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Lost Vegas
Located in Dallas, TX
In The New York Times Arts in America column, Edward M. Gomez writes of Valton Tyler, "visionary seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintings, prints and drawings, whose style defies convenient labels. Abstract, surreal, cartoonish, sci-fi fantastic, metaphysical, apocalyptic-Baroque - all of these fit but also fall short of fully describing his art." (Edward M. Gomez, "Futuristic Forms Frolic Under Eerie Texan Skies...
Category

1970s Outsider Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Horse and Trap. Gouache and Watercolor.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th century watercolour and gouache of a horse and trap. Signed to the bottom left but artist unknown. This dynamic artwork showcases a striking horse pulling a two-wheeled c...
Category

Early 20th Century Outsider Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Paper

"Sideways Glance, " Portrait Oil on Wood signed on Back by Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Sideways Glance" is an original oil painting on wood by Robert Richter. The artist signed the piece on the back. This artwork features a woman with long red hair glancing behind her over her shoulder. The artist hand-carved the frame to become an integral part of the artwork. 8" x 9" art 15 5/8" x 15 1/2" frame Artist's Statement: "I was born in Milwaukee over half-a-century ago in the year of the horse...
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

Let It Snow
Located in Brecon, Powys
Let It Snow Acrylic on deep box canvas. Signed.
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled (Monster, Better believe it)
Located in Surfside, FL
Born in 1940 in Shostka, Ukraine, Konstantin Bokov immigrated to New York City in 1974.Born the son of Viktor Bokov, the well known poet who perished in the Soviet gulag, Konstantin ...
Category

20th Century Outsider Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Outsider Art art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Outsider art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, pink, green, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Robert Richter, Stefanie Schneider, Therese James, and Stephen Basso. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Acrylic Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Outsider Art, so small editions measuring 2.75 inches across are also available. Prices for art made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $100 and tops out at $75,000, while the average work sells for $1,842.

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