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Over The Course Of His Life John Watermann 1935 – 2002 Worked With Almost Every Conceivable Artistic Medium. In Many Ways He Was The Epitome Of The "total Artist" Almost Every Element Of His Life Being In Some Way His Own Artistic Project. As A Young Man In His Native Germany He Worked As A Photographer And Documentary Filmmaker Also Etching Painting And Writing. His Experience As A Youth In Germany In The Second World War Influencing His Work From Then Right Through Until His Death. Following His Move To Australia Watermann Worked As Jeweller Opening A Number Of Shops In Sydney With His Longtime Australian Partner Barbara Heath An Accomplished Jeweller In Her Own Right And Meanwhile Continued To Write Paint And Even Sculpt. Eventually After Traveling The East Coast Of Australia In A Self-Built Sailing Boat Watermann Settled In Brisbane And Began To Produce His Music. He First Released His Music In 1989 In The Form Of The Album "Warmth Is The Fifth Room". Like Most Of His Releases The Cassette Appeared In A Run Of Very Few Copies On His Own Label "Nightshift" And Was Consequently Almost Impossible To Find. Over The Next 10 Years He Released Numerous Albums And Contributed To A Number Of Compilations Both Under His Own Name As A Solo Artist In Collaboration With Others Such As Merzbow And Under A Number Of Pseudonyms Including Radio Mull Spinal Machine And Total Disease . Also Apart From His Music In The 1990s He Created An Interactive Cd-Rom Work "Rose Is A Rose" And Published The Webzine "Lean Yellow Supporting". Sadly On April 2nd 2002 John Watermann Died Suddenly Of An Infection Resulting From His Ongoing Treatment For Cancer. Having In The Final Year Of His Life Returned To Painting And Writing Alongside A Burgeoning Interest In Cooking He Still Had Vast Plans For Future Projects. Despite His Vast Artistic Output Watermann Has Been Known Almost Exclusively For His Music And Even Then His Work Remains Largely Undiscovered Perhaps For No Other Reason Than Its Sheer Unavailability. In Many Ways Watermann Could Be Considered A Classic Example Of The Artists' Artist His Work Influencing Many Far More Prominent Sonic Alchemists. Luv Ya
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