Hermann Nitsch is an Austrian artist and avant-garde filmmaker who works in experimental and multimedia modes. Born in Vienna, Nitsch received training in painting when studied at the Wiener Graphische Lehr-und Versuchanstalt, during which time he was drawn to religious art. He is associated with the Vienna Actionists?a loosely affiliated group of off-kilter and confrontational Austrian artists that also includes G�nter Brus, Otto Muehl, and Rudolf Schwarzkogler. Nitsch's abstract splatter paintings, like his performance pieces, address the excessive beauty and intensification of human existence. In the 1950s, Nitsch conceived of the Orgien Mysterien Theater, staging nearly 100 performances between 1962 and 1998. 

August 29th, 1938 in Vienna  /  Died:   Apr 18th, 2022