Otmar Bauer
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Biography
Otmar Bauer was an Austrian filmmaker and performance artist associated with the Viennese Actionism movement of the late 1960s. This avant-garde movement was known for its radical and provocative performances that challenged societal norms. Bauer is particularly noted for his 1969 performance and film Otmar Bauer zeigt (also known as Vomit-Action), in which he engaged in extreme bodily actions, including consuming and expelling various substances, to confront and disturb the audience's sensibilities.
Known For
The winner of the Miss World Virginity contest marries, escapes from her masochistic husband and ends up involved in a world of debauchery.
Sweet Movie
Experimental film depicting military service in a grotesque way.
Wehrertüchtigung
A subversive and experimental film from Otmar Bauer and Günter Brus.
Impudence in Grunewald
An experimental Austrian film
Katzi
A collection of shorts made between 1964 & 1970 by the extreme avant-garde performance art group The Vienna Actionists. Including short films Sodoma, Mama And Papa, Oh Sensibility Leda Und Der Schwann, O Tannenbaum, Stille Nacht, Cosinus Alpha, Scheiss-Kerl, Impudance In Grunwald, Psychotik-Party, and the infamous Otmer Bauer Presents
Vienna Actionists Vol 1 & 2
A man is drinking wine, pukes it up, and eats it. He repeats it for a while, until he starts to rub the vomit all over himself.