Joseph Beuys: Early Watercolors

by Joseph Beuys, Schirmer's Visual Library

The early watercolors of Joseph Beuys are numbered among the treasures of international public and, especially, private collections. Color illustrations throughout

106 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1991

About the author

Joseph Heinrich Beuys (/bɔɪs/ BOYSS, German: [ˈjoːzɛf ˈbɔʏs]) was a German artist, teacher, performance artist, and art theorist whose work reflected concepts of humanism, sociology, and anthroposophy. He was a founder of a provocative art movement known as Fluxus and was a key figure in the development of Happenings.

Beuys is known for his "extended definition of art" in which the ideas of social sculpture could potentially reshape society and politics. He frequently held open public debates on a wide range of subjects, including political, environmental, social, and long-term cultural issues.

Reviews

[Boris Gregoric · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet little book of Beuys playing with his oxides and what other organic materials. By his training *at least a sculptor and this small book, not on the level of sketching skill of a Henry Moore or Chillida, let alone Rodin —still shows that the B's instinct was in the 3D and that he perhaps wasted too much time and talent pursuing the political and social agendas. But that was, in retrospect, the great curse of the 1960's. And into the 1970's.

Used to have, or still do, both of these Werner Schade elegant softcover books, but probably prefer the one with B's 'drawings'.

Also, within this one, the lovely lovely sketch of a three-legged (oxidized) stag. One of his shamanic obsessive themes.

[Bert Huisman]

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