“I could see no reason why used tram tickets, bits of driftwood, buttons and old junk from attics and rubbish heaps should not serve well as materials for paintings; they suited the purpose just as well as factory-made paints It is possible to cry out using bits of old rubbish, and that's what I did, gluing and nailing them together.” ShouldWellsMadeReasonTogetherUsedPurposeBitsCryPaintingMaterialsPaintReason WhyNo ReasonFactoriesButtonsTicketsJunkRubbishAtticsTramsDriftwood Author:Kurt Schwitters
“When I adjust materials of different kinds to one another, I have taken a step in advance of mere oil painting, for in addition to playing off color against color, line against line, form against form, etc., I play off material against material, for example, wood against sackcloth.” KindDifferentPlayFormLinesStepsTakenExampleCreationColorPaintingMaterialsConceptsMereInsightWoodsOilArtisticEtcDifferent KindsOil PaintingArtistic Creation Author:Kurt Schwitters
