Joseph Beuys was born in 1921. He is one of the most representative artists of post-war German art and one of the exponents of contemporary art, having excelled in drawing, sculpture, performance, video, and installation. His strongly unconventional art took on a strong social commitment and an experimental character in line with the Fluxus Group (1960-1970) to which he was linked. Graphic works and art multiples were fundamental to his practice. He completed over 600 prints and multiples, which included found objects and organic materials, photographic and hand-drawn prints. He worked with a variety of European and American publishers. Joseph Beuys awakened ecological consciousness in the 1980s through far-reaching actions such as 7000 EICHEIN (7000 Oaks) in Kassel in 1982. The works presented from the series “La Rinascita dell’agricultura” (The Rebirth of Agriculture), 1978, and “Difesa della natura” (Defense of Nature), 1984, were made in Italy.
Passed away in 1986.
Joseph Beuys was born in 1921 and is regarded as one of the most influential artists in post-war German art and contemporary art. He made significant contributions to various forms of artistic expression such as drawing, sculpture, performance, video, and installation. His highly unconventional approach to art was characterized by a strong social commitment and experimentation, influenced by his association with the Fluxus Group (1960-1970). Beuys’s artistic practice heavily relied on graphic editions and art multiples. He created over 600 prints and multiples, incorporating found objects, organic materials, hand-drawn and photographic prints. He collaborated with numerous European and American publishers. In the 1980s, Beuys played a crucial role in raising ecological awareness through large-scale actions like 7000 EICHEIN (7000 Oaks) in Kassel in 1982. The presented works from the series “La Rinascita dell’agricultura” (The Rebirth of Agriculture), 1978, and “Difesa della natura” (Defense of Nature), 1984, were executed in Italy.
He passed away in 1986.
