R. Henry Nigl

R. Henry Nigl
Born April 16, 1944
Saginaw, Michigan
Other names Henry Nigl, Richard Henry Nigl
Known for Performance Art, Visual Arts, Design

Richard Henry Nigl is perhaps best known for a series of performances generally characterized as "Shout Art".[1] Nigl created these works improvisationally in the late 1970s.

Career

These "Shouts" consist of quasi-poetic performances typically ending in a startling shouted word or phrase. The general format of "Shouts" addresses a lineage with Dadaism and Futurism. Since 1961, in addition to performances and site specific installations and work within traditional media, his recent work has focused on digital imaging and the internet as an environment for art.

References

  1. Tomasula, Steve (2010). "Where We Are Now: A Dozen or So Observations, Historical Notes and Soundings for a Map of Contemporary American Innovative Literature as Seen from the Interior". Études anglaises. 63: 215–227. Judging by the full spectrum of linguistic objects that get called “literature” or “literary”—from the fan fictions and formulaic romance novels to the screams presented as a found poems (eg R. Henry Nigl's “Shout Art”)

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