Background
Katz, Morris was born on March 5, 1932 in Poland. Son of Marcus and Lea (Mann) Katz. Specializes in entertainment shows with instant oil paintings, United States, Europe, Israel, India, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan 1968-1978.
Katz, Morris was born on March 5, 1932 in Poland. Son of Marcus and Lea (Mann) Katz. Specializes in entertainment shows with instant oil paintings, United States, Europe, Israel, India, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan 1968-1978.
Appearance on Mike Douglas show, Real People, The World of People, P.M. Magazine, You Asked for lieutenant, Hour Magazine, 60 Minutes, Midday Live, Joe Franklin Show, Thicke of the Night, David Letterman Show, Today Show, Jane Pauley, Best Talk in Town, The Rik Turner television Show, Good Day New York News, Live At Five North.B.C., and other television programs. Star Morris Katz Instant Art Show on cable television, New York City.
He has also been called the "King of Schlock Art" and the "King of Toilet Paper Art" because of a novel means of painting he developed using a palette knife and toilet tissue instead of a paintbrush. After World World War II, he lived for a while in a displaced persons camp, where he earned a diploma in carpentry, and he said later that toilet paper was his "diploma in art"
He moved to the United States in 1949, when he took a job in carpentry while maintaining a sideline with his art While working on his unpublished Dictionary of Color in 1956, he decided to try painting with his palette knife instead of his brushes.
After some time he also began experimenting with the use of rags.
When he ran out of rags he turned to toilet tissue. As of February 2007, over his career he had painted more than 280,000 paintings.
Over his long career, he established himself as a painter, comedian and television personality. An obituary described him as "creating "instant art" and entertaining generations of guests in the old Borscht Belt hotels.
Katz described his method as "," as he completed entire paintings in as little as 30 seconds.
In a 1987 event to benefit the Boy Scouts of America, Katz completed 103 paintings (selling 55 of them on the spot) in 12 hours. He is listed as a human oddity in Ripley"s Believe lieutenant Or Not because of his ability to paint full works of art in less than five minutes. A 2003 review of a serious painting said "Normally this artist"s works are notable only for their carefree and speedy execution, but this painting is a welcome exception."
Katz died on November 12, 2010 after suffering a stroke.
He was 78.
Quotations: "Normally this artist"s works are notable only for their carefree and speedy execution, but this painting is a welcome exception.".
Member National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, International Platform Association, Artists Equity Association, American Guild Variety Actors.