R. Henry Nigl

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.

R. Henry Nigl
BornApril 16, 1944
Saginaw, Michigan
Other namesHenry Nigl, Richard Henry Nigl
Known forPerformance Art, Visual Arts, Design

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.

See also

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”)
  • Maine Art Now, Edgar Allen Beem, Dog Ear Press, Review of 1974 Maine Biennial, University of Southern Maine, Gorham
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