Blinky Palermo: astrology, horoscope, natal chart

Blinky Palermo, born Peter Schwarze, aka Peter Heisterkamp (June 2, 1943 in Leipzig - February 18, 1977), was a German abstract painter. Schwarze (whose last name became Heisterkamp when he was adopted as an infant) was given his outlandish name in 1964, during his studies with Joseph Beuys at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. The name refers to an American Mafioso and boxing promoter who was famous at the time for "owning" Sonny Liston. According to legend, it was given to Schwarze at the suggestion of Beuys when the famous teacher noticed the physical resemblance between Schwarze and the gangster. Blinky Palermo was famous for his spare monochromatic canvases and "fabric paintings" made from simple lengths of colored material cut, stitched and stretched over a frame. Later in his caree...