The term Fluxus comes from a Latin word meaning "to flow." Fluxus is actually an international network of artists, composers, and designers who were known for bringing together different artisic media and disciplines in the sixties. The term came from an artist Dick Higgins in his famous 1966 essay. The artists part of this group were leaders in the Neo-Dada music, visual arts, literature, urban planning, architecture, and design. Fluxus started with the composer John Cage and his experimental music of the fifties. Another important man for Fluxus is artist George Maciunas who organized the first Fluxus event in 1961 at New York's AG Gallery and the first Fluxus festival in Europe in 1962.Fluxus encouraged a "do-it-yourself"aesthetic and valued simplicity, Fluxus encouraged anti-commercialism and anti-art ideals. Fluxus artists worked with the materials they had at hand.
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