Brion Gysin
Known for Acting · 10 credits
- Born
- 1916-01-19
- Died
- 1986-07-13
Biography
Brion Gysin (19 January 1916 – 13 July 1986) was a British-Canadian painter, writer, sound poet, performance artist and inventor of experimental devices.
He is best known for his use of the cut-up technique, alongside his close friend, the novelist William S. Burroughs. With the engineer Ian Sommerville he also invented the Dreamachine, a flicker device designed as an art object to be viewed with the eyes closed. It was in painting and drawing, however, that Gysin devoted his greatest efforts, creating calligraphic works inspired by cursive Japanese "grass" script and Arabic script. Burroughs later stated that "Brion Gysin was the only man I ever respected."
Known For
Movies (10)
Nova '78
2025
as Self (archive footage)
The Cut-Ups
1966
Destroy All Rational Thought
1998
as Self
Psychic TV: First Transmission
1982
FLicKeR
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Burroughs: The Movie
1984
as Self
Ornette: Made in America
1986
as Self
Ghost at No. 9
1982
The Dream Machine
1986
The Final Academy Documents
1984
About Brion Gysin
Brion Gysin (19 January 1916 – 13 July 1986) was a British-Canadian painter, writer, sound poet, performance artist and inventor of experimental devices. He is best known for his use of the cut-up technique, alongside his close friend, the novelist William S. Burroughs. With the engineer Ian Sommerville he also invented the Dreamachine, a flicker device designed as an art object to be viewed with the eyes closed. It was in painting and drawing, however, that Gysin devoted his greatest efforts, creating calligraphic works inspired by cursive Ja… With 10 credits spanning from 1966 to 2025, Brion Gysin has appeared in 10 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Brion Gysin Movies
- Nova '78 (2025) — as Self (archive footage)
- The Cut-Ups (1966)
- Destroy All Rational Thought (1998) — as Self
- Psychic TV: First Transmission (1982)
- FLicKeR (2009) — as Self (archive footage)
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