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“Art is gushing hot bile on the fields and harvesting the looks of nasty dwarfs.”

Quote by Gunter Brus

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Gunter Brus is a German artist born on September 27, 1938. Known for his unique artistic style and creative techniques, Brus's works hold a significant place in the field of contemporary art. more

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“I want to cover all areas that can be depicted visually. This ranges from fairytales to attempts to enter the abstract and view oneself as a social outcast or someone struggling to stay alive.”

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“Art is created in a state of delirium. Anyting else is the restoration of monuments. Collectors are artist that do not have a home. they have to make one for themselves.”

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“My picture-poems are linguistic margins on visual atolls.”

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“For me, the Bild-Dichtung [image-poem] is the ideal form, because the drawing process is constantly being interrupted or contrasted by the writing. And since I always have something to say when I am writing, the effort has a balancing effect. Drawing and writing are wonderful complements.”

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“Writing without making mistakes is like vomiting hot air.”

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“Poetry is when words are robbed of their attributed truth.”

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“The pencil-stroke is like cutting into the heart.”

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“Being covered in white paint, you demonstrate behaviour intended to create a public nuisance, which did in fact cause offence to members of the public, and created a breach of the peace and public order.”

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“Color will play no part in the art of future.”

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“You become an artist to upset your family.”

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