Jul 27
Hermann Nitsch during Aktion performances around early 60s, Hermann Nitsch performs taboos, exorcises the traumatic experiences of WWII. Instead of paint they used organic materials such as blood, milk, and such other instead of canvas they used naked bodies.
The inspiration of Sigmund Freud was a huge impact for the Aktion group. It shows the violence and brutality that they’ve been through during WWII, although the law found it extreme, obscure, and wasn’t suitable for the law so Hermann Nitsch was arrested numerous times.
