Blinky Palermo, born Peter Schwarze, aka Peter Heisterkamp (June 2, 1943 - February 18, 1977), was a German abstract painter.
Schwarze (whose last name became Heisterkamp when he was adopted as an infant) was given his outlandish name in 1964, during his studies with Joseph Beuys at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. The name refers to an American Mafioso and boxing promoter who was famous at the time for "owning" Sonny Liston. According to legend, it was given to Schwarze at the suggestion of Beuys when the famous teacher noticed the physical resemblance between Schwarze and the gangster.
2 comments:
Stefany,
That was an interesting thing to do for an animtion. I liked how you showed it gradually getting more and more burnt.
~Karen Borden
I think this would be great coupled with sounds of crackling and screaming. And if it were longer involving more destruction!
Love
Brooke
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