Creative Alien dives deep into the world of unconventional artists offering an unfiltered glimpse into their raw and sometimes tragic lives. Discover the intriguing biographies of self-taught, neurodivergent, and outsider artists, as well as those living on society’s fringes.
Join us as we begin the fascinating tale of one of the most well-known outsider artists, Adolf Wölfli.
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Sources: Madness and Art: The Life and Works of Adolf Wölfli and Adolf Wölfli: Draftsman, Writer, Poet, Composer
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Description
Adolf Wölfli was one of the most celebrated and known practitioners of Outsider Art.
He was a Swiss peasant who created an enormous body of work consisting of drawings, literary texts, and musical compositions while living largely in solitary confinement as a patient of the Waldau Sanitarium outside Bern, Switzerland.
Sources
- Madness and Art: The Life and Works of Adolf Wölfli By Dr Walter Morgenthaler
- Adolf Wölfli: Draftsman Writer Poet Composer Edited by Elka Spoerri