I decided to take a break from fixing my paintings for the final critique on Friday (the fumes giving me a headache), so I decided to post about "outsider art". Outsider art is usually made by people who have not had any formal training in art and are usually hospitalized due to psychiatric problems. Much of the artwork usually is incredibly detailed and fantastical. It's a really hard topic to describe since many of these people were cutoff from the rest of the world, so their influences and styles were out of the ordinary. Nick Blinko, the lead singer for the anarcho-punk band Rudimentary Peni, is also and outsider artist. In the past, he has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, and creates his artwork while not on medication. All of the band's albums contain his artwork as well. The music is also definitely as weird as his art... If you just google Nick Blinko, you can find much more of his art. It's really...crazy...no pun intended... I'll be posting some more during the weekend. This week just has been hard for everyone. Everyone is cranky, upset, or sick about something. So, now I have to finish this painting...then stay up to write my paper. Yay...