A quote from Muehl about his art is “I enjoy confounding people,” he said. “That is my big idea. I have nothing more.” Muehl has some paintings on canvas which all express a lustful feeling such as Woman, and Woman In Red. His
performance art heavily features nude models.
« I have tried to overcome the technical, the usual patterns, the reproduction, by practically making the screen a canvas in order to create the printing process myself… »
Otto Muehl
Muehl's Mama and Papa series and Versumpfung Einer Venus series were photographed in black and white of nude models in literally sticky situations. Muehl would use not only paint, but mud, food, blood, and fecal matter to splatter and pour over the models in a style a la Jackson Pollock.
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A quote from Muehl about his art is “I enjoy confounding people,” he said. “That is my big idea. I have nothing more.” Muehl has some paintings on canvas which all express a lustful feeling such as Woman, and Woman In Red. His
performance art heavily features nude models.
« I have tried to overcome the technical, the usual patterns, the reproduction, by practically making the screen a canvas in order to create the printing process myself… »
Otto Muehl
Muehl's Mama and Papa series and Versumpfung Einer Venus series were photographed in black and white of nude models in literally sticky situations. Muehl would use not only paint, but mud, food, blood, and fecal matter to splatter and pour over the models in a style a la Jackson Pollock. Muehl is quoted as saying "The
aesthetics of the dung heap are the moral means against conformism, materialism and stupidity." Otto Muehl also did some films of his
performance art, which frequently included sexual intercourse while covered in the aforementioned mediums.
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