Book review of Bodies of Work by Clay Mcleod Chapman (opens in new tab)

What is art? It is a question I have to ask on occasion as I live with an artist. It is in the eye of the beholder, some of the stuff I see I would not look twice at, even top name artists are not to everyone’s tastes. Some are labelled outsider artists, those that have no formal training and use the materials that are around them. Their work is often pushed to the side, treated as a curio, but what happens if you seek out and explore these artists? Will you discover a genius, or perhaps you ...