I could see no reason why used tram tickets, bits of driftwood, buttons and old junk from attics and rubbish heaps should not serve well as materials for paintings; they suited the purpose just as well as factory-made paints... It is possible to cry out using bits of old rubbish, and that's what I did, gluing and nailing them together. |
My name is Kurt Schwitters... I am an artist and I nail my pictures together. |
The picture is a self-sufficient work of art. It is not connected to anything outside. |