L'art brut

Until recently, "outsider art" - the creative output of the handicapped, psychotics or the criminally insane was a secret form of art. But that's all changing. "We want them to develop their personalities and abilities. Art is a therapy", explains instructor Klaud Mecherlein. L'art Brut or 'Outsider Art' is art entirely free from formal artistic rules. It challenges both how we tend to view such "outsiders" in our communities and our expectations of what art should be about.