City of Bern, No. 4
1916
Step into the chaotic, brilliant mind of Adolf Wölfli, a Swiss artist who created this densely packed masterpiece while living in a psychiatric hospital in 1916. Stadt Bern, No. 4 is a wild explosion of musical notation, cryptic text, and vibrant geometric patterns, all framed by a distinctive border of white ovals. As a pioneer of Art Brut (Outsider Art), Wölfli filled over 25,000 pages like this, building an entire imaginary universe to escape his reality. Look closely at the central medallions—one features a solemn face beneath a cross, while the other bursts with a colorful, flower-like visage, offering a mesmerizing glimpse into a world built entirely from relentless creativity.
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