‘Outsider art’ is art created outside the boundaries of official culture. As such, many if not most artists with Autism Spectrum Disorders may be considered to be ‘outsider artists’.
Chris Murray is considered to be an ‘outsider artist’…
Chris Murray (b. 1960 NYC) has been making pictures of New York City for the last twenty five years. Using photographs from found sources as reference, Murray builds his architectural based works with pieced together paper, acrylic paint, and most importantly a pencil and ruler.Murray who is autistic, personalizes New York’s landmarks and other buildings as he obsessively draws them window by window. His patience in working the geometric elements is interestingly contrasted by the quick brushwork of the clouds, trees, and people. Murray rolls and folds his sometimes quite large pieces (4 x 6 feet) to fit into his backpack for transportation and storage. This working process with the numerous re-workings gives the wrinkled paper an almost sculptural presence…
More of Chris Murray’s work can be viewed here: Chris Murray - Just Folk
(source: Chris Murray )