Richard Artschwager: The artist who doesn’t fit any category | Documentary “Shut up and Look“

Richard Artschwager (1923- 2013) is a distinguished quirky American artist whose works command hundreds of thousands of dollars - yet, fame eludes him. His eclecticism has made Artschwager tough to categorize. He’s been called a pop artist, a conceptual artist, a minimalist, but none of those schools fit the range of his work. The artist says himself “If you are a ’school of…,’ you’re dead. The only way to keep from drowning is to be original.“ ************ Subscribe to wocomoCULTURE: Follow us on Facebook: ************ Born from German and Russian parents Richard Artschwager early on showed a talent for drawing. Fluent in many languages and a good pianist, he made his breakthrough relatively late after having built and sold furniture for some time. Director Maryte Kavaliauskas’ film provides an intimate look at this extraordinarily gifted artist as he abandoned a reclusive life style to allow our camera into hi