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In Spiritual American Trash, Greg Bottoms goes beyond the examination of eight "outsider artists" and inhabits the spirit of their work and stories in engaging vignettes. From the janitor who created a holy throne room out of scraps in a garage, to the lonely wartime mother who filled her home with driftwood replicas of Bible scenes, Bottoms illustrates the peculiar grace in madness. Using facts as scaffolding he constructs intimate narratives around each artist, painting their poor and difficult circumstances on the outskirts of American society and demonstrating struggle's influence on their largely undiscovered art. Both mournful and celebratory, these profiles embrace these compulsive creators with empathy and visceral sensory details. Each sentence reads with the cadence of a preacher who engages the art of the spirit and passion that often strays into obsession. Raised in the working-class South as a devout Christian with a deeply troubled brother, Bottoms understands how these eight outsiders "made art for a higher power and for themselves."
Specification
Author
Greg Bottoms
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Counterpoint
Published
April 2013
Weight
227g
Page Count
208
Dimensions
138 x 206 x 18 mm
ISBN
9781619020597
ISBN-10
1619020599
Eden Code
4648234
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Author/Creator: Greg Bottoms
ISBN: 9781619020597
Publisher: Counterpoint
Release Date: April 2013
Weight: 227g
Dimensions: 138 x 206 x 18 mm
Eden Code: 4648234
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