R. Henry Nigl

R. Henry Nigl
Born	April 16, 1944 Saginaw, Michigan
Died	February 6, 2023 Waterville, Maine
Other names	Henry Nigl, Richard Henry Nigl, Dick Leaman, G.H.Diel
Known for	Performance Art, Visual Arts, Design

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.

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

• The Art of Noises (L'arte dei Rumori), Luigi Russolo The Art of Noises

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 (2): 215–227. doi:10.3917/etan.632.0215. 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

External links

• UBUWeb Sound
• Artist's Website R. Henry Nigl Works
• R Henry Nigl, Facebook Digital Work and Archives