Brion Gysin Canadian artist
Brion Gysin is a 70 years old Canadian artist from Taplow. Brion Gysin was born on January 19, 1916 (died on July 13, 1986, he was 70 years old) in Taplow as John Clifford Brian Gysin.
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Biography
Brion Gysin was a painter writer sound poet and performance artist born in Taplow Buckinghamshire. He is best known for his discovery of the cut-up technique used by his friend the novelist William S. Burroughs. With the engineer Ian Sommerville he invented the Dreamachine a flicker device designed as an art object to be viewed with the eyes closed.
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Birth name of Brion Gysin is John Clifford Brian Gysin
No, he died on 07/13/1986, 36 years ago. He was 70 years old when he died. Cause of death: lung cancer. He died in Paris
Works
Brion Gysin Movies (7)
There are 7 movies of Brion Gysin.
His first feature film was Burroughs: The Movie (1984). He was 68 when he starred in this movie. Since 1984, he has appeared in 7 feature films. The last one is FLicKeR (2009). In this movie, we watched him as himself .
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Brion Gysin movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Burroughs: The Movie (1984) | 68 | |
| Psychic TV: First Transmission (1982) | 65 | |
| Ghost at No. 9 (1982) | 65 | |
| The Cut Ups (1966) | 49 | |
| The Dream Machine (1983) | 66 | |
| himself | Destroy All Rational Thought (1998) | 81 |
| Himself | FLicKeR (2009) | 93 |
Awards (1)
Awarded Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres .
Education
He graduated from Downside School
What was Brion's zodiac sign?Brion Gysin zodiac sign was capricorn.
Other facts about Brion Gysin
| Birth name | John Clifford Brian Gysin |
|---|---|
| Movement | Postmodernism, Beat Generation |
| Artists in Canada record number | 43009 |
| Date of death | 1986-07-13T00:00:00Z |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Religion | Atheism |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Movement | Beat Generation |
| Place of death | Paris |
| Place of birth | Taplow |
| National Library of Israel identifier | 001448498 |
| Cause of death | Lung Cancer |
| NLP ID (PLWABN unique record) | 9810678273705606 |
| CiNii author ID (books) | DA01179011 |
| Copyright representative | Reproduction Right Not Represented By CISAC Member |
| Family name | Gysin. Show people with the surname Gysin |
| Europeana entity | Agent/base/59878 |
| Has works in the collection | Museum Of Modern Art |
