Birth Name: Brion Gysin
Occupation: Performance Artist
Place Of Birth: England
Date Of Birth: January 19, 1916
Date Of Death: July 13, 1986
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: Canadian
Brion Gysin was born on the 19th of January, 1916. He was best known for being a Performance Artist. Artist, poet, and performance artist best known for his drawings, paintings, and calligraphic works.
Brion Gysin was born in England. He invented an artistic device called the “Dreamachine,” which created flickers of light that could still be seen if the viewer’s eyes were closed. He was a close friend of the novelist William S. Burroughs, who made frequent use of the ‘cut-up technique’–a method of cutting up and rearranging text to form new meaning– that Gysin had invented.
Brion Gysin was a Capricorn and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Brion Gysin was born in 1910s. The 1910s represented the culmination of European militarism. Discover what happened on this day.
Brion Gysin is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
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Family
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Brion Gysin was born in the Year of the Dragon.
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| REAL NAME: | Brion Gysin |
| NICKNAME: | Brion |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Capricorn |
| BIRTH DAY: | Wednesday |
| DEATH DAY: | Sunday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Brion Gysin was a Capricorn. People of this zodiac sign like family, tradition, and dislike almost everything at some point. The strengths of this sign are being responsible, disciplined, good managers, while weaknesses can be to be the know-it-all, unforgiving, condescending and expecting the worst. The greatest overall compatibility with Capricorn is Taurus and Cancer.
Chinese Zodiac: Brion Gysin was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are energetic and excitable. They hate hypocrisy and gossip and can sometimes be a bit arrogant and impatient.
Ruling Planet: Brion Gysin had a ruling planet of Saturn and has a ruling planet of Saturn and by astrological associations Saturday is ruled by Saturn. Saturn is a planet of commitment and responsibility, but also restriction and delay. People who are born with Saturn as the ruling planet are disciplined and are hard workers.
Brion Gysin’s birth sign is Capricorn and he had a ruling planet of Saturn.
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