Rijksmuseum Garden

Sculptures by Jean Dubuffet were present within the gardens of the Rijksmuseum (just to the left of the main building). This is the fifth open air exhibition the museum has ever held, previously showing the works of Henry Moore and Alexander Calder. These figures dominated due to not only size but the repetitive colour and pattern scheme. There was also a sense of contrast between the Rijks building and these Art Brut statues. 'Art Brut' is a French term that translates as 'raw art', invented by this artist to describe art such as graffiti or naïve art which is made outside the academic tradition of fine art. This can be clearly seen as they do almost look animated and characterised.