Kurt Schwitters (June 20, 1887 – January 8, 1948) was a German artist renowned for his unique collages. His works combined poetry, painting, and sculpture, and had a profound impact on later movements such as Dadaism and Abstract Expressionism.
Related Quotes
“The picture is a self-sufficient work of art. It is not connected to anything outside.”
Source: Kurt Schwitters: a retrospective exhibition
“The medium is as unimportant as I myself. Essential is only the forming.”
Source: Kurt Merz Schwitters: A Biographical Study
“Invest your money in Dada! Dada is the only savings bank that pays interest in the hereafter!”
“New things had to be made out of fragments.”
Source: Kurt Schwitters: retrospective : March-April 1965
“My name is Kurt Schwitters... I am an artist and I nail my pictures together.”
“This is what is known as perspective, and it is a swindle.”