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October 8, 2014

Kurt Schwitters – MerzBarn – Detail 5

Appearing as support for the lower left portion of the ridge are two overlapping piers which rise from the floor at an angle of approximately 105 degrees .These project at…..

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September 30, 2014

Kurt Schwitters Merzbarn Detail 4

A rough texture, punctuated by a wooden insert resembling an eyebrow,painted a dark green, and accompanied by a short length of sewage pipe, broken in half and projecting at right angles…..

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September 22, 2014

Kurt Schwitters MerzBarn Detail 3

An upward curve of smooth plaster divides the rough plaster field into two sections and allows a change of texture and tone to take place as the work is extended…..

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September 15, 2014

Kurt Schwitters – MerzBarn – Details 2

The immediate junction of this indented line and the smooth plaster area at the center of the work is marked by a deep crevice, a U- shaped form projecting from…..

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August 5, 2014

The Cathedral of Erotic Misery – Kurt Schwitters

The Cathedral of Erotic Misery Kurt Schwitters life’s work, theMerz-bau & Merz-barn series began in his family home, in Hanover, Germany in the  early 1920’s. The first Merz-bau, Schwitters referred to…..

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July 24, 2014

Kurt Schwitters – MerzBarn – Detail 1

Kurt Schwitters – The MerzBarn – #Details 14-15-16-17 The plaster surface at one point turns out, breaking the plane and reaching out to the viewer. A triangular shaped wooden device…..