"outsider art" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Coined by art critic Roger Cardinal in 1972. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Roger Cardinal|in=1972|nobycat=1|occ=art critic}} Coined by art critic Roger Cardinal in 1972 Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} outsider art (uncountable)
  1. (art) Art by untrained artists, outside of the institutional mainstream. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Art Synonyms: Outsider Art Derived forms: outsider artist Related terms: outsider music Translations (art by untrained artists): art brut [masculine] (French), маргинална уметност (marginalna umetnost) [feminine] (Macedonian)

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