\ ˈär(t)-ˈbrut
, -ˈbrᵫt \
, -ˈbrᵫt \
Definition of art brut
: outsider art
… a broad range of graphic style from art brut to bathroom graffiti … — Publishers Weekly, 3 Sept. 2001 … this odd Southern girl has been releasing dreamily primitive electric folk-blues records for more than ten years now—wobbly art brut affairs held together with hair and saliva … — Spin, February 2006
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“Art brut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/art%20brut. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of art brut was in 1949
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