Brion Gysin Was born on January 19, 1916 in Taplow, Buckinghamshire. Through out his life Gysin would become a painter, writer, sound poet, and performance artist. He is best known for his cut-up technique. The cut-up technique involved taking preexisting text from any sources and cutting it apart from its original order and rearranging it in a new way to form an entirely different meaning from the original intention of the piece. Collaborating with engineer Ian Sommervill, Gysin also invented the Dreamachine. The Dreamachine was designed to be viewed with your eyes, and operated by creating a flicker effect. William S. Burroughs has been quoted saying that "Brion Gysin was the only man I ever respected."Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Brion Gysin
Brion Gysin Was born on January 19, 1916 in Taplow, Buckinghamshire. Through out his life Gysin would become a painter, writer, sound poet, and performance artist. He is best known for his cut-up technique. The cut-up technique involved taking preexisting text from any sources and cutting it apart from its original order and rearranging it in a new way to form an entirely different meaning from the original intention of the piece. Collaborating with engineer Ian Sommervill, Gysin also invented the Dreamachine. The Dreamachine was designed to be viewed with your eyes, and operated by creating a flicker effect. William S. Burroughs has been quoted saying that "Brion Gysin was the only man I ever respected."
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