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Revision as of 03:39, 4 August 2005 by 144.132.115.229 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Visionary art is art produced by self-taught individuals, usually without formal training, whose works arise from an innate personal vision that revels foremost in the creative act itself.
The American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland is dedicated to the collection and display of such artwork.
Visionary art may also define art which seeks to relate a specific vision which exists outside the scope of scientific reality.
"Where Surrealists tried to elevate the dream-state into a higher reality (and opposed the use of narcotics) the Visionary artist uses all means at his disposal - even at great risk to himself - to access different states of consciousness and expose the resulting vision. Art of the Visionary attempts to show what lies beyond the boundary of our sight. Through dream, trance, or other altered states, the artist attempts to see the unseen - attaining a visionary state that transcends our regular modes of perception. The task awaiting him, thereafter, is to communicate his vision in a form recognizable to 'everyday sight'." - L. Caruana, A Manifesto of Visionary Art
Example artists
See also
External links
- American Visionary Art Museum
- What is Visionary Art?
- A Manifesto of Visionary Art
- Visionary Art in the Vaults of Erowid
- Zoetic Art Gallery and Resource Center for Visionary Art
- Katie Duncan Gallery
- Living Visions Virtual Gallery
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