HERMANN NITSCH
New York City
In the center of the room with the presence of a great lion directing his painting assistants, stands Hermann Nitsch.
Hermann remains still with his eyes closed and then suddenly as if a bolt of lightning struck him, Hermann opens his eyes and with one gesture of his hand and a low rumbling growl he directs the orchestration of his ensemble of painting assistants into action.
It appears to me that Hermann is listening to Divine music in his head and as it crescendos, seems to inform how, when and where the paint and sometimes even pigs blood is moved across the surface of the canvas.
On Monday April 18th, 2022, Hermann Nitsch departed the Earth, leaving behind the beautiful and powerful evidence of his time here in the magnificent paintings he created.
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