John Knuth creates paintings using the regurgitation of flies. After feeding the flies a mixture of acrylic colored paint and sugar water, they expel the colors onto canvases over several weeks. Knuth's technique has gained recognition for its unique approach, described as vibrant and shimmering. His process, however, has led to unusual situations, such as police investigating reports of flies in his gallery, only to be charmed by his artistic method of using flies as collaborators.
Knuth has been creating paintings using the regurgitation of tens of thousands of flies. They land on a surface, puke up, suck it back in.
After feeding the insects a mixture of acrylic colored paint and sugar water, the flies spend several weeks expelling the mixtures on to his canvases.
While that might sound like a rather odd and disgusting approach, Knuth has been praised for pushing the boundaries of nature, beauty and process.
I told them, I'm an artist. Hundreds of thousands of flies are making paintings for me. Some are escaping.
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