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Hermann Nitsch was born in Wien in 1938. He was one of the most important artists of the Actionist movement in Wien. While studying graphic illustration, he became interested in religious art. He made copies from Rembrandt s ?100 Gulden Blatt? and ?Christ Crucified?, and from other religious themes by artists such as Tintoretto and El Greco. He was strongly influenced by C?zanne, Klimt and Munch. From 1957 onwards, the depiction of Dionysian revelry and ceremonies began to feature in his work. In 1957, Hermann Nitsch conceived an idea for a radical theatre, which he called the ?Orgien Mysterien Theater?. The O.M. Theatre took its shape from ideas about Aristotelian catharsis, Freudian psychology, conventional theatre and Dionysic orges. It is an attempt to create a Gesamtkunstwerk, a total art , a mystical experience that involves all senses. The first performances of the ?O.M. Theatre? consisted of Hermann Nitsch and friends using animal carcasses, entrails and blood in a ritualistic way. Cloths, bandages and other fabrics used in these performances introduced Nitsch to the idea of making paintings. 1960 saw the first exhibition of his ?Aktion? paintings in Wienhttp://www.abc-arte.com/en/artists/44-hermann-nitsch/biography/