"The art of Brian Doogan and friends"
Cretin Art is the works of Brian Doogan and friends. Images are all originally hand-drawn or painted by the artist. Cretin is a celebration of abnormality. We believe that different is good and strange is damned exciting. So much art out there is focused on extreme positive energy........leaving the negative out and becoming unbalanced. We support art that carries both positive and negative energy in it, provoking a balanced experience within the viewer.
Why Cretin? The name intrigues me for a number of reasons, but overall it seems to be a word with a number of abstractions in definition, which I think is synonymous to many people's response to the art. Most people see what they want to see within the lines. Very rarely does someone see the image as I intended it in content. I consider my works "stream of consciousness" images.
I have researched the word Cretin many times, coming up with a wide variety of definitions. Most people consider a Cretin a misfit, idiot, slow learner, freak, miscreant, etc. It is basically a negative term directed at someone "different". The actual early definition of a Cretin is someone from Crete who was ostercized from the christian church for eating pork. Yes, the original slang derived from pork. Some early christians didn't eat pork and those damned people from Crete just wouldn't play by the rules. Today, people from Crete are called Cretons. Much different. Anyways, I guess I like the idiocy of language and how it abstracts our society, thus producing Cretin Art.
We offer Cretin Art on clothing and in print form. Our unique sublimation process for clothing produces amazing quality images that stay vibrant and true to the original artwork. Print are 300 dpi high quality reproductions. If you have questions or would like to submit art, please contact us at: