exhibition ideas/ notes

I want to make a small leaflet to explain the project, with the main purpose of making the ideas and theories I had been exploring within my dissertation accessible to anyone.

There could even be two leaflets, one for adults and one for children or rather , one more contextually based and one more fun and about my personal thinking.

DRAFT->

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There are at least 1000 ways to draw a tiger

What would happen if you drew the same thing over and over and over and over
          again?
What does it mean to work in isolation?

What does it mean to be intuitive?

What is 'authentic'?

'Outsider Artists' are artists who have not engaged with the 'art world'. They are 'isolated' from art institutions, and make their work entirely for personal reasons. They make art in a non-traditional settings.

The 'Outsider Artist', away from the art world, is not influenced by the work or words of others. The artist,  with no academic training, may create work that is visually and thematically unexpected to the usual art eye. Sometimes, particularly in Outsider Art, the artist displays tendencies to repeat a similar motif over an over. The Outsider Artist draws what they want to.

There are at least 1000 ways to draw a tiger is an investigation into borrowing these elements into an already established artistic practice. It stems from a belief that, although working in non-traditional environments and circumstances, they are very much similar to all artists. These Outsider Artists should not be excluded, isolated or exploited for being "Outside", as so often they are.  There is a lot to be learned from the Outsider practice, from everyone.

Recommended reading and viewing:
'Jarvis Cocker's Journeys Into The Outside', Channel 4, episodes 1-3 on Youtube
Lyle Rexer, 'How To Look at Outsider Art' (2005)
Lucien Peiry, 'Art Brut: The Origins of Outsider Art' (2001)

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There are at least 1000 ways to draw a tiger

What does a tiger need to be a tiger?
If a tiger did not have his stripes, would he still be a tiger?

What do you think is important to make a tiger?
How many ways can you draw these things?

Can you make a new tiger?

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Also:


I think it could be cool to encourage visitors to the exhibition to draw their own tigers, asking them to draw something crazy or wild or different, or encouraging it at least.

"What does a tiger mean to you?"

: space to draw tiger
: space to put this on the wall or if I'm feeling very *media savvy*, a corresponding hashtag.........