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Lilian Weisberger . Left: Knitting Softens my Pain, 2012, acrylic glitter glue and panda on wood, 40X38. Right: She is Back, 2019, glass, wool, coal, fabric, plasticine on wood, 3X125X78 cm
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This study investigates ‘amateurish’ visual artists and their work, exhibited at the Upper-Floor Gallery (UFG) at the Memorial Center of Kiryat Tivon, Israel. Out of thirty such artists, three were found to form a sub-category - the ‘challengers’, due to the ways they challenge boundaries within the art world. All UFG artists were studied both thro...
