Saint Adolf = Roosali
1917
Adolf Wölfli created this vibrant, kaleidoscopic flower from his room in a Swiss psychiatric hospital, where he spent most of his adult life. The piece bursts with intricate patterns—starbursts on rust-colored petals, cross-hatching on yellow ones—all radiating from a tiny, masked face at the center. A yellow bird perches in the corner while a ribbon of swirling, indecipherable cursive script winds through the green background, hinting at the complex musical and literary universe Wölfli built entirely in his own mind. As a pioneer of Art Brut, his densely packed drawings like this one transformed personal delusions into breathtaking visual symphonies.
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