Proper noun
Merz (plural Merzes)
A surname.
Merz art strives for immediate expression by shortening the path from intuition to visual manifestation of the artwork.... they will receive my new work as they always have when something new presents itself: with indignation and screams of scorn. Kurt Schwitters
Kurt Schwitters is the inventor of Merz and I, and aside of himself, he recognizes no one as a Merz artist or an I artist with highest regards. Kurt Schwitters
Merz stands for the freedom of all fetters... Merz also means tolerance towards any artistically motivated limitation. Every artist must be allowed to mould a picture out of nothing but blotting paper, for example, provided he is capable of moulding a picture. Kurt Schwitters
Artists Eileen Dight, Doris Martin, and Martha Merz contributed both visual works and poetry. Source: Internet
A native of Manhattan in New York City, N.Y., he was the son of John Francis Mulcahy Sr. and Grace Merz Mulcahy. Source: Internet
He published his notations for the recital in the last Merz periodical in 1932, although he would continue to develop the piece for at least the next ten years. Source: Internet