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Overview"In Spiritual American Trash, Greg Bottoms goes beyond the examination of eight ""outsider artists"" and inhabits the spirit of their work and stories in engaging vignettes. From the janitor who created a holy throne room out of scraps in a garage, to the lonely wartime mother who filled her home with driftwood replicas of Bible scenes, Bottoms illustrates the peculiar grace in madness. Using facts as scaffolding he constructs intimate narratives around each artist, painting their poor and difficult circumstances on the outskirts of American society and demonstrating struggle's influence on their largely undiscovered art. Both mournful and celebratory, these profiles embrace these compulsive creators with empathy and visceral sensory details. Each sentence reads with the cadence of a preacher who engages the art of the spirit and passion that often strays into obsession. Raised in the working-class South as a devout Christian with a deeply troubled brother, Bottoms understands how these eight outsiders ""made art for a higher power and for themselves.""" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Greg BottomsPublisher: Counterpoint Imprint: Counterpoint Dimensions: Width: 13.90cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 20.90cm Weight: 0.241kg ISBN: 9781619020597ISBN 10: 1619020599 Pages: 234 Publication Date: 02 April 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviews<br>Praise for Spiritual American Trash <br><br> Bottoms makes a sincere attempt to infuse his accounts...with empathy and understanding. -- Library Journal Author InformationAn essayist, memoirist, critic, and story writer, Greg Bottoms is the author of The Colorful Apocalypse, Fight Scenes, and more. He teaches creative writing at the University of Vermont. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |