Outsiderism and the Conventioneers

Outside is a good place to start.
And not a bad place to finish.

We all end up outside - sediment in a jar, just a too-light pile of ash and fireproof Levi's rivets.
Or under the sod. Inside a box I grant you, but I can see those worms getting in eventually and that's outside to me.

A metaphorical outside is the best perspective.
Ask the Undercover Boss. Ask the Secret Millionaire. Ask Watchdog.
It may be the only perspective worth having.
And when you roll with it, the extremes are more severe and the journey is more fun.
Riskier, yes.
Treacherous of course.
Villainy and danger await.
If you cannot stand the heat, get back inside the kitchen.

What are you outside from?
What are you without?
Well "convention" of course.
Outsiderism is an entrepreurial spirit. All progress depends on the unreasonable man (G.B. Shaw).
So be unreasonable. Do it with a twinkle. And some will "get it".
Call those people friends.


There is a concept of Outsider Art. I only know this from a Jarvis Cocker (template outsidist) documentary which hauled him round the US to look at outside artistic installations be they made of tin cans or sand dunes.

A little outsiderism is a good condition.
It gives your opinion voice and credibility and lessens the fear to act.
Outsiders are the best people there are.

You are outsider art.
And you are your own masterpiece.