\ 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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