Brion Gysin
Brion Gysin (19 January 1916 – 13 July 1986) was a British-Canadian painter, writer, sound poet, performance artist and inventor of experimental devices.
He is best known for his use of the cut-up technique, alongside his close friend, the novelist William S. Burroughs. With the engineer Ian Sommerville he also invented the Dreamachine, a flicker device designed as an art object to be viewed with…
Artist details
- Type
- Person
- Area
- United Kingdom
- Born
- January 19th, 1916
- Died
- July 13th, 1986
- Genres
- Labels
- Sub Rosa