The first impression given by this 69 ft. sculpture is that it's like any other roller coaster, with twists and turns and the ever-thrilling loop-the-loop. A closer look reveals that this is no... »

Outsider Art, Unusual Monuments, Architectural Oddities | Edited by Rachel

Outsider artists and retired art instructor Richard Tracy, also known as RichArt, began working on transforming his property into an outlet of his artistic expression since 1985. Now anyone can... »

Outsider Art, Eccentric Homes | Edited by bboas, Annetta and others

In Louviers, France, Robert Vasseur with the help of his wife decided to deviate from the conventional domestic decorations of wall-paper and paint and decorate their house with mosaics made from... »

Outsider Art, Eccentric Homes | Edited by bboas and Rachel

In 1919, Filippo Bentivegna left the United States after only 7 years and was a changed man. According to some, he had been assaulted and sustained brain damage. Others claimed his mind had begun... »

Outsider Art | Edited by serflac and atimian

Using the resurrected ashes from temple incense in Shanghai, Chinese artist Zhang Huan created the torsos of two of the most prominent religious figures in the world. Standing over 8 feet... »

Outsider Art, Strange Statues, Giant Buddhas | Edited by atimian

After a lifetime of working on the prairie, farmer Herman Rusch decided to invest 25 years of his retirement into transforming an old dance pavilion into a bizarre museum and the land surrounding... »

Museums and Collections, Outsider Art | Edited by bboas and atimian

In the late 1960's, artist and mason Jean Prosper Gilis began creating his own sculpture yard and within five years it was complete. Stocked with cement figures that take the form of animals and... »

Outsider Art, Unique Collections, Strange Statues | Edited by bboas and atimian

Having first appeared in 2004 in the Netherlands, yarn bombing has slowly become an international outsider art phenomenon. 2012 marks the second annual International Yarn Bombing Day, which proves... »

Outsider Art | Edited by atimian and HJHausman

All across the former communist states of eastern Europe, drab, boxy buildings dominate the landscape. Some cities like Prague at least have the massive, apartment complexes contained in the... »

Outsider Art, Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by serflac and atimian

Constructed just five years after John Lennon's tragic death, Strawberry Fields quickly became a well-known pop-culture pilgrimage site, and is now presided over and decorated by one dedicated... »

Outsider Art | Edited by aboychuk and atimian