Enlèvement d’une mariée de Gaule, ca 1917
Collection de l’Art Brut, Lausanne
Confined in an asylum at the age of 32 because of her schizophrenia, Aloïse Corbaz (1886-1964) started to write and draw shortly after entering hospital. Her exuberant imagination and her talent made her a reference in the world of Art Brut.
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She produced hundreds of works in different shapes and sizes (individual drawings and paintings, notebooks, scrolls several metres in length). She used black lead, coloured pencils and wax crayons, and liked to cover the entire surface of both sides of whatever material she was using.
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The creative schizophrenia of Aloïse
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On the occasion of two key exhibitions dedicated to Aloïse this summer in Lausanne, the question of whether her creativity would have survived modern medication has surfaced. Antipsychotic drugs and antidepressants relieve the distress of innumerable individuals, but they can also switch off creative drive. The debate has taken on new relevance since the publication…
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The atelier Creahm is tucked away behind the École de Cormanon in a suburb of Fribourg. Bright and spacious and rented for a song from the local parish, it is the workplace of 18 artists who spend one to three days a week there. It encloses a subtle disorder of easels, tables, paint pots and…
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