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JOSEPH BEUYS 1921-1986

Lemon Light/Capri Battery 1985 Felt Suit 1970 How To Explain Pictures To A Dead Hare 1965 Lightning with Stag in its Glare 1983 -1985 Fat Chair 1964

Stag's Head 1954 Aktrice mit Plastik 1954 2 Sheep's Heads 1961- 1975

“Creation – wheth hether er it t be e a pa painting, inting, scu culpture, lpture, symph ymphon ony y or or novel el – invol olves es not t mer erel ely y ta tale lent, nt, intui tuition, tion, power ers s of of imagi agination nation and d application, lication, but t als lso o th the e ability lity to sh o shape pe material erial th that t co could ld be e expand anded ed to o o oth ther er soc ocial ially ly re rele levant ant spheres.” ( Canda da, , 2016) 6)

Torso 1945/51 Plaster, iron, gauze, wood, lead, paint. Installed in vitrine: 300 x 115 x 115.5 cm.

Virgin 1952 Judith 1957 Woman with Falling Stone 1959 Akt (Nude) 1952

“”Usually when we talk about ‘student work’ we’re not seeing anything that reflects the artist’s later, more mature style,” says Welch. “However, it’s really quite interesting to see in Beuys’ early work – th the w e way he h y he han andl dles es materials, the way he’s found and readymade wi wire, e, plas aster er an and bit d bitum umen, en, for or exa xample e – so someth methin ing th that at sp spea eaks s to w o what at he w e wou ould d develop over the course of the 60s and 70s.”” (Nai aidoo, doo, 20 2016) 6)

Influences George Brecht Word Event 1961 John Cage Dereau 3 1982 James Joyce Rudolf Steiner

Influenced Robert Morris Lead and Felt 1969 Jenny Saville Pastel bodies 2015 Sigmar Polke Mrs. Autumn and Her Two Daughters 1991

References  http://www.gallery.ca/beuys/en/  Adriani, G., Konnertz, W. & Thomas, K., 1994. Joseph Beuys. Köln: DuMont Buchverlag.  Bastian, G., n.d. Joseph Beuys Publications. [Online] Available at: http://www.galeriebastian.com/EN/publikationen_beuys.html [Accessed 10 February 2017].  Beuys, J., 1949/51. Torso. [Art] (Gallerie Bastian).  Beuys, J., 1991. Joseph Beuys Natur Materie Form. Düsseldorf: Schrimer/Mosel.  Canada, N. G. o., 2016. Beuys Introduction. [Online] Available at: http://www.gallery.ca/fr/bibliotheque/content/JosephBeuysMultiples-FlyerEN-2016-10-23-2100.pdf [Accessed 10 February 2017].  Canda, N. G. o., 2016. Joseph Beuys Artist. [Online] Available at: http://www.gallery.ca/beuys/en/10.htm [Accessed 10 Feburary 2017].  Naidoo, A., 2016. Beuys: Unwrapping the Enigma. [Online] Available at: http://www.ngcmagazine.ca/exhibitions/beuys-unwrapping-the-enigma [Accessed 10 February 2017].  http://www.theartstory.org/artist-beuys-joseph.htm