Joseph Beuys was born in 1921 in Krefeld, Germany where he eventually joined the military in 1940. After he returned in 1945, he created some serious artwork-- highly inspired by his time in the war. He used fat and felt as mediums (he was once rubbed in fat and wrapped in felt by nomads to help him stay warm after a wartime plane crash) in sculpting. He abandoned his dreams of working in the medical field after the war to study sculpting at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art. After graduating, he read; focusing on philosophy, science, poetry, literature, and the occult. After marrying, Beuys took a job at Düsseldorf, where he met contemporary Nam June Paik, who impacted his work greatly. He began to think of ways in which art could play a larger role in society. Here are some of his pieces:
Hei, I would like to use a portrait of J.B in my final thesis. Do you know who I can ask for permission? or maybe there's no copyright...
ReplyDeleteMany thanks!