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Rudy Ernst presents… Dada Action Painting at the QCC Art Gallery



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Rudy Ernst: Action Painting at the QCC Art Gallery of April 21, 2009

Life is too short to worry about Wall Street’s financial derivatives in the amount of “Four hundred eighty-five trillion seven hundred forty-eight billion two hundred ninety-six million four hundred seventy-eight thousand three hundred twenty-eight dollars and seventy-eight cents.”

Rudy Ernst has declared himself a happy Dadaist-Philosopher who paints and writes rather from the guts than from the brain.

This film shows highlights of how the artist is painting a 110-foot canvas in less than forty minutes, being driven entirely by the spur of the moment. Ernst (who carries a Ph.D. in economics) finally adds the absurd (but real) above-mentioned dollar amount to show how dadaesque (nonsensical) our economy has become.

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31 thoughts on “Rudy Ernst presents… Dada Action Painting at the QCC Art Gallery
  1. Personally i don't find this shit art it's bullshit some circles and stupid lines with stupid colors a kid of 3yrs can do better plus he's drinking champagne ???????? and riding a bicycle???? seriously old man ???? and the red shirt with the flip on the pillow really ???? ????? He's like proud and confident that it was a good shit come on now ???????????????? wtf and they pay him for that ??????? I hope note ???? cause that would be stupid as Fuck

  2. Meanwhile in my mind:
    Don’t focus that shirt!
    Don’t focus that shirt!
    Don’t focus that shirt!
    Don’t focus that shirt!
    Don’t focus that shirt!
    Don’t focus that shirt!
    Don’t focus that shirt!

  3. i dont know man.. as i see it its all a big act that represent our life.. its like going through life doing basically nothing and pointless in a fucking uncomfortable and limiting body which i think his clothes represent..

  4. polyester is an odd choice of attire. but he can kick and he can stretch and he can kick. i can appreciate this. its beautiful in the way that he is so free in that moment. present. and likely he smells bad at the end. cuz polyester isn't breathable fabric. and its really distracting to see it on him moving around as fast as he is. but i can dig it.

  5. Rudy is very fit and moves rapidly across that white. He is having fun. The end result – for me at least – was a festive space with figures in carnival attire.
    But as this was Dada, the performance should have been the thing. There needed to be some joyful people dancing about while Rudy painted, in my view. Happenings and Dada performances were always a crowd thing. Not just suits with cameras. Rudy was wasted on them.
    The shrunken clothing was funny – and the majority of commenters could not get past it; but Rudy is a great deal fitter and slimmer than most people in America, young and old.

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