Architecture /
Lombardi, Sarah,1972-writer of preface.
Marini-Jeanneret, Pascale,editor,writer of supplementary textual content.
Collection de l'art brut (Lausanne, Switzerland),host institution.
Architecture, the second Art Brut Biennale, presents a selection of works from the Art Brut Collection (Lausanne), linked together by a common theme. The exhibition and the catalogue show the public unpublished works by perhaps lesser-known authors, while taking a new slant on some historical pieces. Running the gamut from reality to utopia, Art Brut authors design architectures in resonance with their everyday lives or their memories, reorganising the space around them according to their own rules and needs. Their imagination and inventiveness carries them to distant, unexplored lands. Yet the vision of architecture that these Art Brut authors offer us here opens up a new dimension, escaping all practical considerations. Over 250 works by 51 creators of all origins - European, North American, or Asian - have been selected for the exhibition. This book presents colour illustrations, a short biography, and a bibliography for each artist.
"Published in connection with the Architectures exhibition held at the Collection de l'Art Brut, Lausanne from 13th November, 2015 to 77th April, 2016"--Colophon.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-166).
Preface / Sarah Lombardi -- Fantasy builders / Pascale Marini-Jeanneret -- Beyond architecture : visionary builders / Laurent Danchin -- Catalogue.
Architecture, the second Art Brut Biennale, presents a selection of works from the Art Brut Collection (Lausanne), linked together by a common theme. The exhibition and the catalogue show the public unpublished works by perhaps lesser-known authors, while taking a new slant on some historical pieces. Running the gamut from reality to utopia, Art Brut authors design architectures in resonance with their everyday lives or their memories, reorganising the space around them according to their own rules and needs. Their imagination and inventiveness carries them to distant, unexplored lands. Yet the vision of architecture that these Art Brut authors offer us here opens up a new dimension, escaping all practical considerations. Over 250 works by 51 creators of all origins - European, North American, or Asian - have been selected for the exhibition. This book presents colour illustrations, a short biography, and a bibliography for each artist.
Architecture in art
Art brut