CRISTABEL CHRISTO Raw Original Outsider Folk Art Brut Start Price USD 18.99 Current Price USD 76.00 Time Left - Bid Count 5 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, August 14, 2008 End Time Sunday, August 24, 2008 Location Manchester See more about 'CRISTABEL CHRISTO Raw Original Outsider Folk Art Brut ' Description 'Life Beyond The Veil'by Cristabel Christo  Hand signed original - approx 8.5" x 11.5".    www.myspace.com/cristabelchristo A chance to own an original signed artwork from this enigmatic and internationally collected artist.Cristabel's work is best described as Outsider Art, or Art Brut, a label created by French artist Jean Dubuffet to describe art created outside the boundaries of official culture; Dubuffet focused particularly on art by insane asylum inmates and this is a subject that pre-occupies Cristabel. Mixed media over a printed image of a vintage black and white photo.Her art illustrates extreme mental states, unconventional ideas, and elaborate fantasy worlds. For many reasons, she prefers to remain outside the "art world" mainstream. Part of the 'Schizophrenia Series' of artworks.Her name appears on the back, together with her fingerprint, which she adds to all artwork to authenticate it.      See more of Cristabel's work at: www.myspace.com/cristabelchristo speedyahoo Store   Place a Bid!